1 Samuel 16 : David is anointed King
God tells Samuel to stop grieving about Saul and to take olive oil and go to to a man named Jesse, because God has chosen one of his sons to be king. Samuel does so.
He goes over to Jesse's house and tells him that he wants to offer sacrifices to the Lord. He asks Jesse to bring his sons forward. One by one 7 of Jesse's sons come forward. But the Lord doesn't choose any of them. Samuel asks Jesse - "Do you have any more sons?". Jesse answers, "There is still the youngest, but he is out taking care of the sheep." Samuel asks him also to be called. The youngest son comes and the Lord whispers into Samuel's ears to anoint him.
Samuel anoints David and God's spirit leaves Saul and comes over on David.
In the meantime, Saul is tormented with evil spirits since the Lord left him. His servants advice him to listen to music which would soothe his mind and drive the evil spirits away. His servants tell him that there is no one who plays harp better than David, the son of Jesse. So from that day onwards, David comes to the court of Saul to play harp.
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