²⁷ But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.

²⁰ And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

¹⁶ A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.