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Jesse bids David farewell beside a donkey loaded with bread and a wineskin; David leads a young goat as he sets off toward Saul with a messenger. Bethlehem farm courtyard.
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1 Samuel 16:19-20

Jesse sends David

David Is Anointed · 1 Samuel 16

Story guide: Jesse bids David farewell beside a donkey loaded with bread and a wineskin; David leads a young goat as he sets off toward Saul with a messenger.

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19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the flock.”

20So Jesse took a donkey, bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them by the hand of David his son to Saul.

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