1 Samuel 16:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.”

1 Samuel 16:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 16:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 16:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.””

1 Samuel 16:19 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 16:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep. ”

1 Samuel 16:19 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 16:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, `Send unto me David thy son, who <FI>is<Fi> with the flock.'”

1 Samuel 16:19 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 16:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep. ”

1 Samuel 16:19 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 16:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore Saul sent messengers vnto Ishai, and said, Send me Dauid thy sonne which is with the sheepe.”

1 Samuel 16:19 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 16:19 in Context — 1 Samuel 16

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

18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

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What Does 1 Samuel 16:19 Mean?

1 Samuel 16:19 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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