² Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her ^[a]stand before the king, and let her care for him; and let her lie in your bosom, that our lord the king may be warm.”

⁵ Then Sarai said to Abram, ^[a]“My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. ^(A)The Lord judge between you and me.”

²¹ So David came to Saul and ^(A)stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer. ²² Then Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”

³ But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.

^6 (A)“If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, ^(B)the wife ^[a]of your bosom, or your friend ^(C)who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,

⁸ At that time ^(A)the Lord ^[a]separated the tribe of Levi ^(B)to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, ^(C)to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and ^(D)to bless in His name, to this day.

¹¹ My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has ^(A)chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.”