◄ 1 Samuel 16:17 ►
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Good News Translation
Saul ordered them, "Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me."

New Revised Standard Version
So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”

Contemporary English Version
"All right," Saul answered. "Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him here."

New American Bible
Saul then told his servants, “Find me a good harpist and bring him to me.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Context
David Serves Saul
…16Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee, will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou mayst bear it more easily. 17And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.18And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:16
Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee, will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou mayst bear it more easily.

1 Samuel 16:18
And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him.

1 Samuel 16:16
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