This capital shows David in the service of Saul, who was plagued by an evil spirit. The scene is identified by the extensive inscriptions in the composition. This capital shows the way inscriptions are incorporated as integral parts of narrative composition.
Biblical source: 1 Sam 16:21-23.

Inscribed: David plays a zither in the house of the Lord. Asaph with the lyre. Eman with the rote. Ethan with the tambourine. And Idithun with the cymbals.

Inscription between {} is inscribed in reverse on the capital.
South face inscribed: DAVID CITARAM PERCVTIEBAT IN DOMO DOMINI {ASAPH CV} LIRA

East Face inscribed: NAM{E} CVM ROTA

North View: Ethan with the Tambourine. Inscribed: ETHAN CVM TIM PHANO:

West View: Idithun with the cymbals. Inscribed: ET IDITVN CVM CIM BALIS

Related capitals:

Book of Samuel:
Capital 67: Anointing of David
Capital 76: David and Goliath

Old Testament Capitals:
Capital 5: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
Capital 19: Samson
Capital 22: Adam and Eve
Capital 48: Daniel in the Lions Den, Habakkuk
Capital 53: 3 Hebrews in the fiery furnace
Capital 57: Abraham sacrifices Isaac
Capital 61: Daniel in the Lion's Den
Capital 67: Anointing of David
Capital 73: Cain and Abel
Capital 76: David and Goliath

1 Samuel 16:21-23
²¹ And David came to Saul, and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
²² And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight."
²³ And whenever the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, David took up the lyre and played it with his hand; so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Revised Standard Version.
Inscriptions based on Robert Favereau, Jean Michaud, and Bernadette Leplant, Corpus des Inscriptions de la France Medievale. Vol. 8, Ariege, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrenees, Tarn-et-Garonne. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1982.