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

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1Sa 16:2 - And Samuel^H8050 said,^H559 How can I go?^H3212 if Saul^H7586 hear^H8085 it, he will kill^H2026 me. And the LORD^H3068 said,^H559 Take^H3947 an heifer^H1241^H5697 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 will shew^H3045 thee what thou shalt do:^H6213 and thou shalt anoint^H4886 unto me him whom I name^H559 unto thee.

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1Sa 16:4 - And Samuel^H8050 did^H6213 that which the LORD^H3068 spake,^H1696 and came^H935 to Bethlehem.^H1035 And the elders^H2205 of the town^H5892 trembled^H2729 at his coming,^H7125 and said,^H559 Comest^H935 thou 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^H6942 yourselves, and come^H935 with me to the sacrifice.^H2077 And he sanctified^H6942 Jesse^H3448 and his sons,^H1121 and called^H7121 them to the sacrifice.^H2077

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

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1Sa 16:7 - But the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Samuel,^H8050 Look^H5027 not on his countenance,^H4758 or on the height^H1364 of his stature;^H6967 because I have refused^H3988 him: for the LORD seeth not as man^H120 seeth;^H7200 for 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 Jesse^H3448 called^H7121 Abinadab,^H41 and made him pass^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel.^H8050 And he said,^H559 Neither hath the LORD^H3068 chosen^H977 this.

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

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

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

David Anointed

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

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1Sa 16:13 - Then Samuel^H8050 took^H3947 the horn^H7161 of oil,^H8081 and anointed^H4886 him in the midst^H7130 of his brethren:^H251 and the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 came^H6743 upon David^H1732 from that day^H3117 forward.^H4605 So 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 Saul,^H7586 and an evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from the LORD^H3068 troubled^H1204 him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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