17. “All right,” Saul answered. “Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him here.”
18. “A man named Jesse who lives in Bethlehem has a son who can play the harp,” one official said. “He's a brave warrior, he's good-looking, he can speak well, and the Lord is with him.”
19. Saul sent a message to Jesse: “Tell your son David to leave your sheep and come here to me.”
20. Jesse loaded a donkey with bread and a goatskin full of wine, then he told David to take the donkey and a young goat to Saul.
21. David went to Saul and started working for him. Saul liked him so much that he put David in charge of carrying his weapons.