1Samuel:16:1-13

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* And the Lord said unto Samuel , How long wilt thou mourn for Saul , seeing I have rejected him so as not to reign over Israel ? fill thy horn with oil , and go , I will send thee to Jesse the Beth –lechemite ; for I have selected among his sons unto myself a king . * And Samuel said , How shall I go ? if Saul should hear it , he would kill me . And the Lord said , Take a heifer with thee , and say , To sacrifice unto the Lord am I come . * And invite Jesse to the sacrifice , and I will let thee know what thou shalt do ; and thou shalt anoint unto me the one whom I will say unto thee . * And Samuel did that which the Lord had spoken , and came to Beth –lechem . And the elders of the town came hastily to meet him , and said , Peace to thee at thy coming . * And he said , Peace : to sacrifice unto the Lord am I come ; sanctify yourselves , and come with me to the sacrifice . And he sanctified Jesse and his sons , and invited them to the sacrifice . * And it came to pass , when they came , that he saw Eliab , and said , Surely the Lord ’s anointed is before him . * But the Lord said unto Samuel , Regard not his appearance , nor the height of his stature ; because I have rejected him ; for not what man looketh on ; ––for man looketh on the eyes , but the Lord looketh on the heart . * Then Jesse called Abinadab , and caused him to pass before Samuel . And he said , This one also hath the Lord not chosen . * Then Jesse caused Shammah to pass by . And he said , This one also hath the Lord not chosen . * And Jesse caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel : and Samuel said unto Jesse , The Lord hath not made choice of these . * And Samuel said unto Jesse , Are there not more young men ? And he said , There is yet left behind the youngest , and , behold , he is feeding the flocks . And Samuel said unto Jesse , Send and fetch him ; for we will not sit down till he have come hither . * And he sent , and brought him in . Now he was ruddy , having withal handsome eyes , and being of a goodly appearance . And the Lord said , Arise , anoint him ; for this is he . * Then took Samuel the horn of oil , and anointed him from among his brothers ; and the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly upon David from that day and forward . And Samuel then rose up , and went to Ramah .

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