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1 Samuel 16 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

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The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve for Saul, when I have rejected him as king over Israel? [fn]Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:2 - But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer from the herd with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:3 - “You shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do [after that]; and you shall anoint for Me the one whom I designate.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4 - So Samuel did what the LORD said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “Do you come in peace?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:5 - And he said, “In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

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So it happened, when they had come, he looked at Eliab [the eldest son] and thought, “Surely the LORD’S anointed is before Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:7 - But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks [fn]at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:8 - Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:9 - Next Jesse had Shammah pass by. And Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen him either.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:10 - Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen [any of] these.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” Jesse replied, “There is still one left, the youngest; he is tending the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send word and bring him; because we will not sit down [to eat the sacrificial meal] until he comes here.”

David Anointed

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:12 - So Jesse sent word and brought him in. Now he had a ruddy complexion, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. The LORD said [to Samuel], “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:13 - Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the presence of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

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Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and terrified him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:15 - Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:16 - “Let our lord now command your servants who are here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the harp; and when the evil spirit from God is on you, he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:17 - So Saul told his servants, “Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - One of the young men said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a brave and competent man, a warrior, discerning (prudent, eloquent) in speech, and a handsome man; and the LORD is with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:19 - So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the flock.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:20 - Jesse took a donkey [loaded with] bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul with David his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:21 - Then David came to Saul and attended him. Saul loved him greatly and [later] David became his armor bearer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:22 - Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Please let David [fn]be my attendant, for he has found favor in my sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:23 - So it came about that whenever the [evil] spirit from God was on Saul, David took a harp and played it with his hand; so Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would leave him.
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AMP Footnotes
Samuel’s horn was a receptacle for olive oil, which he would use to anoint a new king.
Lit with the eyes.
Lit stand before me.
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