📖WEB · 1 Samuel 16:20
What does 1 Samuel 16:20 mean?
"Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul."
— 1 Samuel 16:20 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
Then one of the young men answered, and said, “Behold, 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 person; and Yahweh is with him.”
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight.”
When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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