1 Samuel 16:11-12

11 And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are these all the children?" And he said, "¹There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep." Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here."

David Anointed

12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with ²beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "³Arise, anoint him; for this is he."

1 Samuel 16:11-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 16

In this chapter Samuel is ordered to anoint a king among the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem, 1Sa 16:1-5 all whose sons were made to pass before him, excepting David, 1Sa 16:6-10 who being then with his father's sheep, was sent for and was anointed, 1Sa 16:11-13, after which the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and he became melancholy, and it was advised to seek out a musician for him, and David was mentioned to him as a proper person, 1Sa 16:14-18 upon which he was sent for, and acted as a musician to Saul, and also became his armourbearer, which was the first rise of him, 1Sa 16:19-23.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Samuel 17:12; 2 Samuel 13:3
• 2. Genesis 39:6; Exodus 2:2; Acts 7:20
• 3. 1 Samuel 9:17

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "take"