1Samuel:16:1-13
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And the Lord said to Samuel ,
How long dost thou mourn for Saul ,
whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel ?
Fill thy horn with oil ,
and come ,
I will send thee to Jessae ,
to Bethleem ;
for I have seen among his sons a king for me .
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And Samuel said ,
How can I go ?
whereas Saul will hear of it ,
and slay me :
and the Lord said ,
Take a heifer in thine hand and thou shall say ,
I am come to sacrifice to the Lord .
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And thou shalt call Jessae to the sacrifice ,
and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do ;
and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall mention to thee .
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And Samuel did all that the Lord told him ;
and he came to Bethleem :
and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him ,
and said ,
Dost thou come peaceably ,
thou Seer ?
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And he said ,
Peaceably :
I am come to sacrifice to the Lord .
Sanctify yourselves ,
and rejoice with me this day :
and he sanctified Jessae and his sons ,
and he called them to the sacrifice .
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And it came to pass when they came in ,
that he saw Eliab ,
and said ,
Surely the Lord ’
s anointed is before him .
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But the Lord said to Samuel ,
Look not on his appearance ,
nor on his stature ,
for I have rejected him ;
for God sees not as man looks ;
for man looks at the outward appearance ,
but God looks at the heart .
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And Jessae called Aminadab ,
and he passed before Samuel :
and he said ,
Neither has God chosen this one .
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And Jessae caused Sama to pass by :
and he said ,
Neither has God chosen this one .
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And Jessae caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel :
and Samuel said ,
the Lord has not chosen these .
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And Samuel said to Jessae , (
note :)
Gr .
Are thy sons come to an end ?(:
note )
Hast thou no more sons ?
And Jessae said ,
There is yet Or ,
the youngest a little one ;
behold ,
he tends the flock .
And Samuel said to Jessae ,
Send and fetch him for we may not sit down till he comes .
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And he sent and fetched him :
and he was ruddy ,
with beauty of eyes ,
and (
note :)
Gr .
goodly in the sight of the Lord (:
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very goodly to behold .
And the Lord said to Samuel ,
Arise ,
and anoint David ,
for he is good .
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And Samuel took the horn of oil ,
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren :
and the Spirit of the Lord (
note :)
Gr .
leaped upon (:
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came upon David from that day forward :
and Samuel arose ,
and departed to Armathaim .
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