1 Sam 16:15 Saul's servants then said to him, "Behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrorizing you.
1 Sam 16:16 "Let our lord now command your servants who are before you. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well."
1 Sam 16:17 So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me."
1 Sam 16:18 Then one of the young men said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, and a handsome man; and the LORD is with him."
1 Sam 16:19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David who is with the flock."
1 Sam 16:20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul by David his son.
1 Sam 16:21 Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
1 Sam 16:22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David now stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight."
1 Sam 16:23 So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.
1 Sam 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
1 Sam 17:2 Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.
1 Sam 17:3 The Philistines stood on the mountain on one side while Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.
1 Sam 17:4 Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
1 Sam 17:5He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
1 Sam 17:6He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.
1 Sam 17:7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.
1 Sam 17:8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
1 Sam 17:9 "If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us."
1 Sam 17:10 Again the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together."
1 Sam 17:11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.