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1 Samuel 16:1

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SAMUEL ANOINTS DAVID

16The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul,f since I have rejected him as king over Israel?g Fill your horn with oilh and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehemi because I have selected for myself a king from his sons.”

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Cross references

  1. f1Sm 15:35
  2. g1Sm 13:13–14; 15:23
  3. h1Sm 9:16; 10:1; 2Kg 9:1
  4. iRu 4:17–22

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn about Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel! Fill up 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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.