1 Samuel 16:17

1 Samuel chapter 16 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with scriptural context

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Context

v.16Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

v.17This passage

v.18Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.