1 Samuel 16
16
Samuel Anoints David as King
1The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from ruling over Israel? # 1Sa 15:23, 35 Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for Myself from among his sons.”
2Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.”
And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ # 1Sa 9:12; 20:29 3Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you will do. And you will anoint for Me him whom I tell to you.” # Ex 4:15; 1Sa 9:16
4Samuel did that which the Lord spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come in peace?” # 1Ki 2:13; 2Ki 9:22
5And he said, “I have come in peace to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons # Ex 19:10; Jos 3:5 and called them to the sacrifice.
6When they came, he looked on Eliab, # 1Sa 17:13 and said, “Surely the anointed of the Lord is before Him.”
7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord sees not as men see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” # 1Ki 8:39; 1Ch 28:9
8Then Jesse called Abinadab, # 1Sa 17:13 and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 9Then Jesse made Shammah # 1Sa 17:13 to pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10So Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all your young men?”
And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, there he is shepherding the flock.” # 2Sa 7:8; Ps 78:70–71
Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
12So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy with beautiful eyes and a good appearance. # 1Sa 17:42
And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” # 1Sa 9:17
13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him # 1Sa 10:1 in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came on David # 1Sa 10:6 from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
David Serves Saul
14Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and an evil spirit from the Lord terrified him. # Jdg 9:23; 1Sa 18:10; Ps 51:11
15So the servants of Saul said to him, “Behold, an evil spirit from God troubles you. 16Let our lord now tell your servants, who are before you, that they might seek out a man experienced in playing the lyre. # 2Ki 3:15 And it will come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he will play with his hand, and you will be well.” # 1Sa 16:21–23
17Saul said to his servants, “Find for me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
18Then one from the servants answered, and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is experienced in playing music, a mighty man of valor, a man of battle, and skillful in words, even a man of fine appearance. And the Lord is with him.” # 1Sa 3:19; 17:32–36
19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.” # 1Sa 16:11; 17:15 20Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, a bottle of wine, and a young goat # 1Sa 10:27; Pr 18:16 and he sent them with his son David to Saul.
21David came to Saul, and stood before him. # Ge 41:46; Pr 22:29 And Saul loved him greatly and he became his armor bearer. 22Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
23It happened that when the evil spirit from God came on Saul, David would take the lyre in his hand and play. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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1 Samuel 16
16
Samuel Anoints David
1Now Adonai said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse the Beth-lehemite, for I have selected for Myself a king among his sons.”
2But Samuel replied, “How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” Adonai said, “Take a heifer with you and say: ‘I have come to sacrifice to Adonai.’
3Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will let you know what you are to do. You will anoint for Me whom I tell you.”
4So Samuel did what Adonai said and went to Beth-lehem. The elders of the town came out to meet him trembling, and asked, “Do you come in shalom?”
5“In shalom,” he said. “I have come to sacrifice to Adonai. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
6Upon their arrival, he saw Eliab and thought, “Surely, Adonai’s anointed one is before Him.”
7But Adonai said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have already refused him. For He does not see a man as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but Adonai looks into the heart.”
8Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. But he said, “Neither has Adonai chosen this one.”
9Then Jesse made Shammah pass by and again he said, “Neither has Adonai chosen this one.”
10Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “Adonai has not chosen any of these.”
11Then Samuel asked Jesse, “Are these all the boys you have?” “There’s still the youngest,” he replied. But right now, he’s tending the sheep.” “Send and bring him,” Samuel said to Jesse, “for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
12So he sent word and had him come. Now he was ruddy-cheeked, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Then Adonai said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is the one.”
13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. From that day on Ruach Adonai came mightily upon David. Then Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
David Soothes Saul’s Torment
14Now the Ruach Adonai had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Adonai terrified him.
15So Saul’s courtiers said to him, “Behold now, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
16Let our lord now command your courtiers in your service to search for a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes on you, he will play with his instrument and you will feel better.”
17So Saul said to his courtiers, “Find me someone who can play well and bring him to me.”
18One of the young men answered and said, “I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite who is skillful in playing music. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, prudent in speech, a handsome man, and Adonai is with him.”
19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the flock.”
20So Jesse took a donkey, loaded it with bread, a bottle of wine and a young goat, and sent them with his son David to Saul.
21Then David came to Saul and became one of his attendants. Saul loved him greatly, so David became his armor-bearer.
22Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David now keep attending me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”
23It came to pass, whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand. So Saul would find relief and feel better, as the evil spirit departed from him.
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