1 Samuel 16:1-10
Samuel anoints David
1The LORD said to Samuel, ‘You should not continue to be sad about Saul. I do not still want him to be the king of Israel. Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to a man whose name is Jesse. He lives in the town called Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.’ 2But Samuel said, ‘If I go, people will tell Saul about it. Then he will kill me.’ The LORD said, ‘Take a young cow with you. Tell the people that you have come to give a sacrifice to the LORD. 3Say to Jesse, “Come to the sacrifice.” I will show you what to do. I will show you the person that you must anoint.’ 4Samuel obeyed the LORD. He arrived at Bethlehem. The leaders of that town went to meet Samuel. The leaders shook because they were afraid of Samuel. They asked him, ‘Have you come as a friend and not to bring trouble?’ 5Samuel replied, ‘Yes. I have come to offer a sacrifice to the LORD. Make yourselves clean. Then come to the sacrifice with me.’ Samuel made Jesse and his sons clean. Then Samuel asked them to come to the sacrifice. 6When they arrived, Samuel saw Jesse’s son Eliab. Samuel thought, ‘I am sure that the LORD has chosen this man.’ 7But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at how handsome or how tall Eliab is. I have not chosen him. The LORD does not look at people in the way that other people do. People look at the face and body of a person. But the LORD looks inside them.’ 8Then Jesse called his son Abinadab. Jesse caused him to walk past Samuel. But Samuel said, ‘The LORD has not chosen this man.’ 9Jesse caused his son Shammah to walk past Samuel. But Samuel said, ‘The LORD has not chosen this man.’ 10Jesse caused 7 of his sons to walk past Samuel. But Samuel said, ‘The LORD has not chosen any of these men.’
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