1 Samuel 16:20-22

Common English Bible

²⁰ Jesse then took a donkey and loaded it with a homer of bread,^[a] a jar of wine, and a young goat, and he sent it along with his son David to Saul. ²¹ That is how David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked David very much,^[b] and David became his armor-bearer. ²² Saul sent a message to Jesse: “Please allow David to remain in my service because I am pleased with him.”