* sent for him.  Heb. took him.
  Pr 22:29 
   The preceding twenty verses, from the 12th to the 31st
   inclusive, the 41st, and from the 54th to the end of this
   chapter, with the five first verses and the 9th, 10th, 11th,
   17th, 18th, and 19th, of ch. 18, are all wanting in the
   Vatican copy of the LXX.; and they are supposed by Dr.
   Kennicott, and others, to be an interpolation.  But, as Bp.
   Horsley observes, it appears, from many circumstances of the
   story, that David's combat with Goliath was many years prior
   to Saul's madness, and David's introduction to him as a
   musician.  In the first place, David was quite a youth when he
   engaged with Goliath, (ver. 33, 42:)  when introduced to Saul
   he was of full age, (ch. 16:18.)  Again, this combat was his
   first appearance in public life, and his first military
   exploit, (ver. 36, 38, 39:) when introduced as a musician, he
   was a man of established character, and a man of war (ch.
   16:18.)  Now the just conclusion is, that the last ten verses
   of ch. 16; have been misplaced; their true place being between
   the ninth and tenth verses of ch. 18.  Let them be removed
   there, and the whole apparent disorder will be removed.