1 Samuel 16 · Verse 22

1 Samuel 16:22

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
1 Samuel 16:22, King James Version

1 Samuel 16:22 in other translations

BSBThen Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
WEBSaul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
ASVAnd Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.
YLTAnd Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, ‘Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found grace in mine eyes.'
DARBYAnd Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he has found favour in my sight.
BBEAnd Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.
WebsterAnd Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.

What does 1 Samuel 16:22 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:14-23

Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission, troubled and terrified Saul, by the corrupt humours of his body, and passions of his mind. He grew fretful, peevish, and discontented, and at times a madman. It is a pity that music, which may be serviceable to the good temper…

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1 Samuel 16:22 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiJesseH3448
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יַעֲמָד\־ya.'a.mod-let him standH5975
נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994
דָוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
מָ֥צָאMa.tza'he has foundH4672
חֵ֖ןchenfavorH2580
בְּעֵינָֽי\׃be.'ei.Naiin view myH5869

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 1 Samuel 16:21

    And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

  • 1 Samuel 16:22

    And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

  • 1 Samuel 16:23

    And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

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1 Samuel 16:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Saúl envió á decir á Isaí: Yo te ruego que esté David conmigo; porque ha hallado gracia en mis ojos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Saül envoya vers Isaï, disant: Que David, je te prie, se tienne devant moi; car il a trouvé grâce à mes yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Saul sandte zu Isai und sprach: Laß doch David vor mir stehen, denn er hat Gnade gefunden in meinen Augen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misitque Saul ad Isai, dicens: Stet David in conspectu meo: invenit enim gratiam in oculis meis.