7 Instead, he sent and took me from following the flock. God anointed me with holy oil; God made me leader for his people, ruler over the children of his covenant.
5 God sent his prophet to anoint me; Samuel to make me great. My brothers went out to meet him, handsome in form and appearance:
6 Their stature tall, their hair beautiful, but the LORD God did not choose them.
7 Instead, he sent and took me from following the flock. God anointed me with holy oil; God made me leader for his people, ruler over the children of his covenant.