1Sa 16:13 | TNotes | STEP | 16:13 The Spirit of the Lord came ... upon David, as was consistently evident (e.g., 16:23 ; 17:48-54 ; 18:5 , 12-16 ). The Spirit of the Lord had also come upon Saul (10:10 ) but had left him because of disobedience (16:14 ). • Ramah: Samuel’s hometown (1:1 ).

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b16:23►

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d18:5►

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f10:10►

g16:14►

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‏ 1 Samuel 16:13

16:13 ^a The Spirit of the Lord came ... upon David, as was consistently evident (e.g., 16:23 ^b; 17:48-54 ^c; 18:5 ^d, 12-16 ^e). The Spirit of the Lord had also come upon Saul (10:10 ^f) but had left him because of disobedience (16:14 ^g).

• Ramah: Samuel’s hometown (1:1 ^h).