1 Samuel 16:1-12
Samuel Goes to Bethlehem
1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “ aHow long are you going to mourn for ▼▼I.e., God’s rejection of Saul
Saul, since cI have rejected him from being king over Israel? dFill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to eJesse the Bethlehemite, because I have fchosen a king for Myself among his sons.” 2But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” But the Lord said, “ gTake a heifer ▼▼Lit by your hand
with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ 3And you shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and iI will let you know what you shall do; and jyou shall anoint for Me the one whom I ▼▼Lit say to you
designate to you.” 4So Samuel did what the Lord told him, and he came to lBethlehem. Then the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “ mDo you come in peace?” 5And he said, “In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. nConsecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. 6 When they entered, he looked at oEliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is standing before Him.” 7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for ▼
▼As in LXX; MT, He does not see what man sees
God does not see as man sees, since man looks at ▼▼Lit the eyes; or what is before the eyes
the outward appearance, rbut the Lord looks at the heart.” 8Then Jesse called sAbinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But he said, “The Lord has not chosen this one, either.” 9Next Jesse had ▼▼In 2 Sam 13:3, Shimeah; in 1 Chr 2:13, Shimea
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uShammah pass by. And he said, “The Lord has not chosen this one, either.” 10So Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the boys?” And he said, “ vThe youngest is still left, but behold, he is tending the sheep.” So Samuel said to Jesse, “Send word and bring him; for we will not take our places at the table until he comes here.” David Anointed
12 So he sent word and brought him in. Now he was ▼▼I.e., of reddish hair or skin
reddish, with xbeautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, “ yArise, anoint him; for this is he.”
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