1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:4-13

4And SamuelH8050 didH6213 that whichH834 the LORDH3068 spake, and cameH935 to Beth-lehem. And the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892 cameH935 to meetH7122 him tremblingH2729, and saidH559, Comest thou peaceablyH7965?

5And he saidH559, PeaceablyH7965: I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2077 unto the LORDH3068: sanctifyH6942 yourselves, and comeH935 with meH935 to the sacrificeH2077. And he sanctifiedH6942 JesseH3448 and his sonsH1121, and calledH7121 them to the sacrificeH2077.

6And it cameH935 to passH935, when they were comeH935, that he lookedH7200 on EliabH446, and saidH559, SurelyH389 the LORD’SH3068 anointedH4899 is beforeH5048 him.

7But the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto SamuelH8050, LookH7200 notH3808 on his countenance, or on the heightH6967 of his statureH6967; becauseH3588 I have rejectedH3988 him: for the LORDH3068 seeth notH3808 as manH120 seeth; for manH120 looketh on the outwardH5869 appearanceH4758, but the LORDH3068 looketh on the heartH3824.

8Then JesseH3448 calledH7121 AbinadabH41, and madeH3448 him passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. And he saidH559, NeitherH3808 hath the LORDH3068 chosenH977 this.

9Then JesseH3448 madeH3448 ShammahH8048 to passH5674 by. And he saidH559, NeitherH3808 hath the LORDH3068 chosenH977 this.

10And JesseH3448 madeH3448 sevenH7651 of his sonsH1121 to passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. And SamuelH8050 saidH559 unto JesseH3448, The LORDH3068 hath notH3808 chosenH977 theseH428.

11And SamuelH8050 saidH559 unto JesseH3448, Are hereH6311 allH5704 thy childrenH5288? And he saidH559, There remaineth yet the youngestH6996, and, beholdH2009, he keepeth the sheepH6629. And SamuelH8050 saidH559 unto JesseH3448, SendH7971 and fetch him: for weH3588 will notH3808 sitH5437 downH7971 tillH5704 he comeH935 hither.

12And he sentH7971, and broughtH935 him in. NowH3588 he was ruddyH132, and withal of a beautifulH3303 countenance, and goodly to lookH5869 uponH935. And the LORDH3068 saidH559, AriseH6965, anointH4886 him: for this is he.

13Then SamuelH8050 tookH3947 the hornH7161 of oilH8081, and anointedH4886 him in the midstH7130 of his brethrenH251: and the spiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 cameH413 mightily uponH413 DavidH1732 from that dayH3117 forwardH4605. SoH3947 SamuelH8050 roseH6965 upH6965, and wentH6965 to RamahH7414.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain