1Sa 16:1 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now the Lord said to Samuel , “ How long are you going to mourn for Saul , since I have rejected him from being king over Israel ? Fill your horn with oil and go ; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite , because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons .”

‏ 1 Samuel 16:1

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.”