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20 So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat[a] and sent them to Saul with[b] his son David. 21 David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal,[c] and he became his armor-bearer. 22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I am very pleased with him.”[d]

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:20 tn Heb “a kid of the goats.”
  2. 1 Samuel 16:20 tn Heb “by the hand of.”
  3. 1 Samuel 16:21 tn Heb “he loved him.”
  4. 1 Samuel 16:22 tn Heb “Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”