1 Samuel 16:17

Modern

And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”

Traditional

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

Literal

And Saul said to his servants, “Please provide for me a man playing well, and bring him to me.”

Latin

Et ait Saul ad servos suos: Providete ergo mihi aliquem bene psallentem, et adducite eum ad me.

Hebrew

English

And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”

David replaced Saul as king. David and Saul were alike in these ways:

Samuel anointed both.
Neither was pursuing the position of king.
Both were unlikely choices (Saul was from the smallest tribe, and David was the youngest son).
They were both good-looking (1 Samuel 9:2; 16:12).
The Spirit rushed upon each when anointed as king (1 Samuel 10:10; 11:6; 16:13).

The main difference was that David was "a man after [God's] own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14; compare 16:7), while Saul was not.

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