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1 Samuel 16 – King James Version (KJV)

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Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

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1Sa 16:1 - And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Samuel,^H8050 How^H5704^➔^H4970 long^➔^H5704 wilt^H56^➔ thou^H859 mourn^➔^H56 for^H413 Saul,^H7586 seeing I^H589 have rejected him^H3988 from reigning^H4427 over^H5921 Israel?^H3478 fill^H4390 thine horn^H7161 with oil,^H8081 and go,^H3212 I will send thee^H7971 to^H413 Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite:^H1022^H1022 for^H3588 I have provided^H7200 me^H589 a king^H4428 among his sons.^H1121

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1Sa 16:2 - And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said,^➔^H559 How^H349 can I go?^H3212 if^H8085^➔ Saul^H7586 hear^➔^H8085 it, he will kill me.^H2026 And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said,^➔^H559 Take^H3947 an heifer^H5697^H1241 with thee,^H3027 and say,^H559 I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 to the LORD.^H3068

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1Sa 16:3 - And call^H7121 Jesse^H3448 to the sacrifice,^H2077 and I^H595 will shew thee^H3045 what^H834 thou shalt do:^H6213 and thou shalt anoint^H4886 unto me^H589 him whom^H834 I name^H559 unto thee.^H413

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1Sa 16:4 - And^H6213^➔ Samuel^H8050 did^➔^H6213 that which^H834 the LORD^H3068 spake,^H1696 and came^H935 to Bethlehem.^H1035^H1035 And^H2729^➔ the elders^H2205 of the town^H5892 trembled^➔^H2729 at his coming,^H7122 and said,^H559 Comest thou^H935 peaceably?^H7965

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1Sa 16:5 - And he said,^H559 Peaceably:^H7965 I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 unto the LORD:^H3068 sanctify yourselves,^H6942 and come^H935 with me^H854 to the sacrifice.^H2077 And he sanctified^H6942 Jesse^H3448 and^H853 his sons,^H1121 and called^H7121 them to the sacrifice.^H2077

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1Sa 16:6 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when they were come,^H935 that he looked on^H7200 Eliab,^H446 and said,^H559 Surely^H389 the LORD'S^H3068 anointed^H4899^➔ is before^H5048 him.^➔^H4899

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1Sa 16:7 - But^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Samuel,^H8050 Look^H5027 not^H408 on^H413 his countenance,^H4758 or on^H413 the height^H1364 of his stature;^H6967 because^H3588 I have refused him:^H3988 for^H3588 the LORD seeth not^H3808 as^H7200^➔ man^H120 seeth;^➔^H7200 for^H3588 man^H120 looketh^H7200 on the outward appearance,^H5869 but the LORD^H3068 looketh^H7200 on the heart.^H3824

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1Sa 16:8 - Then^H7121^➔ Jesse^H3448 called^➔^H7121 Abinadab,^H41 and made him pass^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel.^H8050 And he said,^H559 Neither^H3808 hath^H977^➔ the LORD^H3068 chosen^➔^H977 this.^H2088

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1Sa 16:9 - Then^H5674^➔ Jesse^H3448 made^➔^H5674^➔ Shammah^H8048 to pass by.^➔^H5674 And he said,^H559 Neither^H3808 hath^H977^➔ the LORD^H3068 chosen^➔^H977 this.^H2088

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1Sa 16:10 - Again,^H5674^➔ Jesse^H3448 made^➔^H5674^➔ seven^H7651 of his sons^H1121 to pass^➔^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel.^H8050 And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 The LORD^H3068 hath^H977^➔ not^H3808 chosen^➔^H977 these.^H428

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1Sa 16:11 - And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 Are here^H8552 all^H5288^➔ thy children?^➔^H5288 And he said,^H559 There remaineth^H7604 yet^H5750 the youngest,^H6996 and, behold,^H2009 he keepeth^H7462 the sheep.^H6629 And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 Send^H7971 and fetch him:^H3947 for^H3588 we will^H5437^➔ not^H3808 sit down^➔^H5437 till^H5704 he come^H935 hither.^H6311

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1Sa 16:12 - And he sent,^H7971 and brought him in.^H935 Now he^H1931 was ruddy,^H132 and withal^H5973 of a beautiful^H3303 countenance,^H5869 and goodly^H2896 to look to.^H7210 And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said,^➔^H559 Arise,^H6965 anoint him:^H4886 for^H3588 this^H2088 is he.^H1931

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1Sa 16:13 - Then^H3947^➔ Samuel^H8050 took^➔^H3947 the horn^H7161 of oil,^H8081 and anointed^H4886 him^H853 in the midst^H7130 of his brethren:^H251 and^H6743^➔ the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 came^➔^H6743 upon^H413 David^H1732 from^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day^➔^H3117 forward.^H4605 So^H6965^➔ Samuel^H8050 rose up,^➔^H6965 and went^H3212 to Ramah.^H7414

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1Sa 16:14 - But the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 departed^H5493 from^H5973 Saul,^H7586 and^H1204^➔ an^H7307^➔ evil^H7451 spirit^➔^H7307 from^H854 the LORD^H3068 troubled him.^➔^H1204

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1Sa 16:15 - And^H559^➔ Saul's^H7586 servants^H5650 said^➔^H559 unto him,^H413 Behold^H2009 now,^H4994 an^H7307^➔ evil^H7451 spirit^➔^H7307 from God^H430 troubleth thee.^H1204

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1Sa 16:16 - Let^H559^➔ our lord^H113 now^H4994 command^➔^H559 thy servants,^H5650 which are before thee,^H6440 to seek out^H1245 a man,^H376 who is a cunning^H3045 player^H5059 on an harp:^H3658 and it shall come to pass,^H1961 when^H1961 the^H7307^➔ evil^H7451 spirit^➔^H7307 from God^H430 is upon thee,^H5921 that he shall play^H5059 with his hand,^H3027 and^H2895^➔ thou shalt be well.^➔^H2895

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1Sa 16:17 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 his servants,^H5650 Provide^H7200 me^H589 now^H4994 a man^H376 that can play^H5059 well,^H3190 and bring^H935 him to me.^H413

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1Sa 16:18 - Then answered^H6030 one^H259 of the servants,^H5288 and said,^H559 Behold,^H2009 I have seen^H7200 a son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite,^H1022^H1022 that is cunning^H3045 in playing,^H5059 and a mighty^H1368^➔ valiant^H2428 man,^➔^H1368 and a man^H376 of war,^H4421 and prudent^H995 in matters,^H1697 and a^H376^➔ comely^H8389 person,^➔^H376 and the LORD^H3068 is with him.^H5973

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1Sa 16:19 - Wherefore^H7971^➔ Saul^H7586 sent^➔^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto^H413 Jesse,^H3448 and said,^H559 Send^H7971 me^H413 David^H1732 thy son,^H1121 which^H834 is with the sheep.^H6629

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1Sa 16:20 - And^H3947^➔ Jesse^H3448 took^➔^H3947 an ass^H2543 laden with bread,^H3899 and a bottle^H4997 of wine,^H3196 and^H1423^➔ a^H259 kid,^➔^H1423^H5795 and sent^H7971 them by^H3027 David^H1732 his son^H1121 unto^H413 Saul.^H7586

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1Sa 16:21 - And^H935^➔ David^H1732 came^➔^H935 to Saul,^H7586 and stood^H5975 before him:^H6440 and he loved him^H157 greatly;^H3966 and he became^H1961 his armourbearer.^H5375^H3627

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1Sa 16:22 - And^H7971^➔ Saul^H7586 sent^➔^H7971 to^H413 Jesse,^H3448 saying,^H559 Let^H5975^➔ David,^H1732 I pray thee,^H4994 stand^➔^H5975 before me;^H6440 for^H3588 he hath found^H4672 favour^H2580 in my sight.^H5869

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1Sa 16:23 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H1961 the evil spirit^H7307 from God^H430 was upon^H413 Saul,^H7586 that^H3947^➔ David^H1732 took^➔^H3947 an harp,^H3658 and played^H5059 with his hand:^H3027 so^H7304^➔ Saul^H7586 was refreshed,^➔^H7304 and was well,^H2895 and^H5493^➔ the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 departed^➔^H5493 from him.^H5921

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