Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 16:19
A church father on this verse
“Saul therefore sent to Jesse, saying: Send David to me, etc. Newly catechized Jews sent words of their intention as signs to those who had gone before in Christ, saying: Believe in our fellowship of salvation through baptism in Christ, whom we have always learned in our hearts by faith, hope, and charity, to be born,…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
19And Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock.
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In context
17And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skillful player, and bring him to me.
18And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, and he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.
— 1 Samuel 16:19 —
20And Jesse took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul.
21And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.