1Samuel:16:1-13
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And Yahweh said unto Samuel How long ,
art thou going to pine for Saul ,
seeing that ,
I ,
have rejected him from being king over Israel ?
Fill thy horn with oil ,
and come !
let me send thee unto Jesse the Bethlehemite ,
for I have provided me ,
among his sons ,
a king .
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And Samuel said ,
How can I go ?
As soon as Saul heareth ,
he will slay me .
Then said Yahweh ,
A heifer ,
take thou with thee ,
and say ,
To sacrifice unto Yahweh ,
am I come .
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Then shall thou bid Jesse to the sacrifice ,
when ,
I ,
will let thee know what thou must do ,
so shalt thou anoint for me him whom I shall name unto thee .
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And Samuel did that which Yahweh had spoken ,
and went to Bethlehem .
And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him ,
and one said Peaceably ,
comest thou ?
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And he said Peaceably :
to sacrifice unto Yahweh ,
am I come .
Hallow yourselves ,
and come with me to the sacrifice .
And he hallowed Jesse and his sons ,
and bade them to the sacrifice .
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And it came to pass ,
when they entered ,
that he looked upon Eliab ,
and said to himself ,
Surely ,
before Yahweh ,
is his Anointed .
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But Yahweh said unto Samuel Do not regard his countenance ,
or the height of his stature ,
for I have rejected him ,
for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to .
For ,
man ,
looketh to the outward appearance ,
but ,
Yahweh ,
looketh to the heart .
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Then Jesse called Abinadab ,
and made him pass before Samuel ,
and he said ,
Neither of this one ,
hath Yahweh made choice .
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Then Jesse made Shammah pass by ,
and he said Nor of this one ,
hath Yahweh made choice .
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So Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel ,
and Samuel said unto Jesse ,
Yahweh hath not made choice of these .
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Then said Samuel unto Jesse Are these all the young men ?
And he said There yet remaineth ,
the youngest ,
but lo !
he is tending the sheep .
Then said Samuel unto Jesse Do ,
send ,
and summon him ,
for we cannot sit round ,
until he cometh in hither .
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So he sent ,
and brought him in .
Now ,
he ,
was ruddy ,
a stripling with handsome eyes ,
and noble mien .
Then said Yahweh Riseanoint him ,
for ,
this ,
is ,
he .
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And Samuel took the horn of oil ,
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren .
And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David ,
from that day forward .
Then arose Samuel ,
and went his way unto Ramah .