Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Saul said to his attendants, “Find someone who plays well and bring him to me.” New Living Translation “All right,” Saul said. “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him here.” English Standard Version So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me.” Berean Standard Bible And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.” King James Bible And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. New King James Version So Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.” New American Standard Bible So Saul said to his servants, “Now select for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me.” NASB 1995 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me.” NASB 1977 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.” Legacy Standard Bible So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me.” Amplified Bible So Saul told his servants, “Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me.” Christian Standard Bible Then Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me.” American Standard Version And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that 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." English Revised Version And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Saul told his officials, "Please find me a man who can play well and bring him to me." Good News Translation Saul ordered them, "Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me." International Standard Version Saul told his servants, "Find a man for me who can play well and bring him to me." Majority Standard Bible And Saul commanded his servants, ?Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.? NET Bible So Saul said to his servants, "Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me." New Heart English Bible Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me." Webster's Bible Translation And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. World English Bible Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Saul says to his servants, “Now provide for me a man playing well—then you have brought [him] to me.” Young's Literal Translation And Saul saith unto his servants, 'Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well -- then ye have brought him in unto me.' Smith's Literal Translation And Saul will say to his servants, See, now, a man to me being good to play, and bring to me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me. Catholic Public Domain Version And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.” New American Bible Saul then told his servants, “Find me a good harpist 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.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shaul said to his Servants: “Look for a man for me who plays well and bring him to me” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skillful player, and bring him to me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Serves Saul…16Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.” 17And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.” 18One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”… Cross References 1 Samuel 16:18 One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.” 1 Samuel 17:55-58 As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.” / “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king. / So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. ... 1 Samuel 18:10-12 The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear, / and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice. / So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul. 1 Samuel 19:9-10 But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp, / Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. 2 Kings 3:15 But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha 1 Chronicles 25:1-7 Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: / From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. / From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. ... 2 Chronicles 5:12-13 all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. / The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud Psalm 33:2-3 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings. / Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy. Psalm 92:1-3 A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, / to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night / with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre. Psalm 150:3-5 Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. / Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute. / Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals. Amos 6:5 You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. Matthew 9:23-24 When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd. / “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. Mark 5:38-40 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly. / He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.” / And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child. Luke 15:25 Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing. Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Treasury of Scripture And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. Jump to Previous Attendants Expert Play Player Playing Plays Provide Saul Servants SomeoneJump to Next Attendants Expert Play Player Playing Plays Provide Saul Servants Someone1 Samuel 16 1. Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem6. His human judgment is reproved 11. He anoints David 15. Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit And Saul said This phrase introduces us to King Saul, the first king of Israel, who was chosen by God but later rejected due to his disobedience. The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is a common verb used throughout the Old Testament to denote speech or command. Saul's authority as king is evident here, as he issues a directive to his servants. Historically, Saul's reign was marked by turmoil and his eventual mental distress, which sets the stage for the events in this chapter. to his servants Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me Hebrew And Saulשָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites commanded וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say his servants, עֲבָדָ֑יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant “Find רְאוּ־ (rə·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see me לִ֗י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew someone אִ֚ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who plays לְנַגֵּ֔ן (lə·nag·gên) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 5059: To touch or play a stringed instrument well, מֵיטִ֣יב (mê·ṭîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing and bring וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖ם (wa·hă·ḇî·’ō·w·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go him to me.” אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links 1 Samuel 16:17 NIV1 Samuel 16:17 NLT 1 Samuel 16:17 ESV 1 Samuel 16:17 NASB 1 Samuel 16:17 KJV 1 Samuel 16:17 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 16:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 16:17 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 16:17 French Bible 1 Samuel 16:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 16:17 Saul said to his servants Provide me (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |