1 Samuel 16:1-5

Samuel Anoints David

1 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”
2 But Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate.”
4 Samuel did what the LORD said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, “Do you come in peace?”
5 Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

Cross References 11

  • 1. S 1 Samuel 8:6; S 1 Samuel 15:35
  • 2. S 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 15:23
  • 3. S 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Kings 9:1
  • 4. S Ruth 4:17; 1 Samuel 9:16
  • 5. 2 Samuel 5:2; 2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Kings 8:16; 1 Chronicles 12:23; Psalms 78:70; Acts 13:22
  • 6. Exodus 4:15
  • 7. S Deuteronomy 17:15; 1 Samuel 9:16
  • 8. S Genesis 48:7; Luke 2:4
  • 9. 1 Samuel 21:1
  • 10. 1 Kings 2:13; 2 Kings 9:17
  • 11. S Exodus 19:10,22
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