Graphic Bible · Scene 9 of 12

Saul listens from his seat as one young attendant respectfully recommends David. A second servant waits to carry the summons. Same chamber; Saul weary but attentive. David not present.
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1 Samuel 16:17-18

A musician is recommended

David Is Anointed · 1 Samuel 16

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17Then Saul said to his servants, “Please find for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”

18Then one of the young men answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome man, and Yahweh is with him.”

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