NASB — 1 Samuel 16 — KJV

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

1 Now the LORD° said° to Samuel°, “aHow° long° will you grieve° over° Saul°, since bI have rejected° him from being° king° over° Israel°? cFill° your horn° with oil° and go°; I will send° you to dJesse° the Bethlehemite°, for I have eselected° a king° for Myself among his sons°.” 2 But Samuel° said°, “How° can I go°? When Saul° hears° [of it], he will kill° me.” And the LORD° said°, “aTake° a heifer° with you and say°, ‘I have come° to sacrifice° to the LORD°.’ 3 You shall invite° Jesse° to the sacrifice°, and aI will show° you what° you shall do°; and byou shall anoint° for Me the one whom° I Idesignate° to you.” 4 So Samuel° did° what° the LORD° said°, and came° to aBethlehem°. And the elders° of the city° came° trembling° to meet° him and said°, “bDo you come° in peace°?” 5 He said°, “In peace°; I have come° to sacrifice° to the LORD°. aConsecrate° yourselves and come° with me to the sacrifice°.” He also consecrated° Jesse° and his sons° and invited° them to the sacrifice°.

[1] a1S 15:35 b1S 13:13, 14; 15:23 c1S 9:16; 10:1; 2K 9:1 dRu 4:17-22 ePs 78:70, 71; Ac 13:22
[2] a1S 20:29
[3] ILit say to you aEx 4:15; Ac 9:6 bDt 17:14, 15; 1S 9:16
[4] aGn 48:7; Lk 2:4 b1K 2:13; 2K 9:22; 1Ch 12:17, 18
[5] aGn 35:2; Ex 19:10

6 ¶ When they entered°, he looked° at aEliab° and thought°, “Surely° the LORDS° anointed° is before° Him.” 7 But the LORD° said° to Samuel°, “Do not look° at his appearance° or at the height° of his stature°, because° I have rejected° him; for IGod° [sees] not as man° sees°, for man° looks° at the outward° appearance°, abut the LORD° looks° at the heart°.” 8 Then Jesse° called° aAbinadab° and made him pass° before° Samuel°. And he said°, “The LORD° has not chosen° this° one° either°.” 9 Next Jesse° made IaShammah° pass° by. And he said°, “The LORD° has not chosen° this° one° either°.” 10 Thus Jesse° made seven° of his sons° pass° before° Samuel°. But Samuel° said° to Jesse°, “The LORD° has not chosen° these°.” 11 And Samuel° said° to Jesse°, “Are these all° the children°?” And he said°, “aThere remains° yet° the youngest°, and behold°, he is tending° the sheep°.” Then Samuel° said° to Jesse°, “Send° and Ibring° him; for we will not sit° down until° he comes° here°.”

[6] a1S 17:13
[7] ISo with Gr; Heb He does not see what man sees a1S 2:3; 1K 8:39; 1Ch 28:9; Lk 16:15
[8] a1S 17:13
[9] IIn 2S 13:3, Shimeah; in 1Ch 2:13, Shimea a1S 17:13
[11] ILit take a1S 17:12; 2S 13:3

David Anointed

12 So he sent° and brought° him in. Now he was ruddy°, with abeautiful° eyes° and a handsome° appearance°. And the LORD° said°, “bArise°, anoint° him; for this° is he.” 13 Then Samuel° took° the horn° of oil° and aanointed° him in the midst° of his brothers°; and bthe Spirit° of the LORD° came° mightily° upon David° from that day° forward°. And Samuel° arose° and went° to Ramah°.

[12] aGn 39:6; Ex 2:2; Ac 7:20 b1S 9:17
[13] a1S 10:1 bNu 27:18; 1S 10:6, 9, 10

14aNow the Spirit° of the LORD° departed° from Saul°, and ban evil° spirit° from the LORD° terrorized° him. 15 Saul’s° servants° then said° to him, “Behold° now°, an evil° spirit° from God° is terrorizing° you. 16 Let our lord° now° command° your servants° who are before° you. Let them seek° a man° who is a skillful° player° on the harp°; and it shall come° about when the evil° spirit° from God° is on you, that ahe shall play° [the harp] with his hand°, and you will be well°.” 17 So Saul° said° to his servants°, “Provide° for me now° a man° who can play° well° and bring° [him] to me.” 18 Then one° of the young° men° said°, “Behold°, I have seen° a son° of Jesse° the Bethlehemite° who is a skillful° musician°, aa mighty° man° of valor°, a warrior°, one prudent° in speech°, and a handsome° man°; and bthe LORD° is with him.” 19 So Saul° sent° messengers° to Jesse° and said°, “Send° me your son° David° who° is with the flock°.” 20 Jesse° atook° a donkey° [loaded with] bread° and a jug° of wine° and a young° goat°, and sent° [them] to Saul° by David° his son°. 21 Then David° came° to Saul° and Iaattended° him; and IISaul loved° him greatly°, and he became° his armor° bearer°. 22 Saul° sent° to Jesse°, saying°, “Let David° now° stand° before° me, for he has found° favor° in my sight°.” 23 So it came° about whenever athe [evil] spirit° from God° came° to Saul°, David° would take° the harp° and play° [it] with his hand°; and Saul° would be refreshed° and be well°, and the evil° spirit° would depart° from him.

[14] aJg 16:20; 1S 11:6; 18:12; 28:15 bJg 9:23; 1S 16:15, 16; 18:10; 19:9; 1K 22:19-22
[16] a1S 18:10; 19:9; 2K 3:15
[18] a1S 17:32-36 b1S 3:19
[20] a1S 10:4, 27; Pv 18:16
[21] ILit stood before him IILit he aGn 41:46; Pv 22:29
[23] a1S 16:14-16


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Samuel sent by God, under pretence of a sacrifice, cometh to Beth-lehem.

1 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto² Samuel,º How long²² wilt thou² mournºª for² Saul,º seeing I² have rejectedºª him from reigningºª² over² Israel?º fillºª thine hornº with oil,º and go,¹ª² I will sendºª thee to² Jesseº the Bethlehemite:º for² I have providedºª me a kingº among his sons.º 2 And Samuelº said,ºª How² can I go?¹ª² if Saulº hearºª [it], he will killºª me. And the LORDº said,ºª Takeºª an heiferºº with² thee,¹ and say,ºª I am comeºª to sacrificeºª to the LORD.º 3 And callºª Jesseº to the sacrifice,º and I² will shewºª thee² what² thou shalt do:ºª and thou shalt anointºª unto me [him]² whom² I nameºª unto² thee. 4 And Samuelº didºª² that which² the LORDº spake,ºª and cameºª to Bethlehem.º And the eldersº of the townº trembledºª at his coming,¹ª² and said,ºª Comestºª thou peaceably?º 5 And he said,ºª Peaceably:º I am comeºª to sacrificeºª unto the LORD:º sanctify¹ª yourselves,² and comeºª with² me to the sacrifice.º And he sanctifiedºª² Jesseº and his sons,º and calledºª them to the sacrifice.º

[1] Gn 49:8; Ru 4:18; 1S 9:16; 10:1; 13:13, 14; 15:11, 23, 26, 35; 16:15, 23; 2K 9:1, 3, 6; 1Ch 2:10; Ps 78:68; 89:19; Is 11:1, 10; 55:4; Jr 6:30; 7:16; 11:14; 14:11; 15:1; Ac 13:21; Ro 15:12; 1Jn 5:16.
[2] Ex 3:11; 1S 9:12; 20:29; 1K 18:9; Jr 38:26; Mt 10:16; Lk 1:34.
[3] Ex 4:15; Dt 17:14; 1S 9:12, 16; 16:12; 2S 15:11; Mt 22:1; Ac 9:6.
[4] 1S 21:1; 2S 6:9; 1K 2:13; 17:18; 2K 9:22; 1Ch 12:17; Ho 6:5; 11:10; Lk 5:8; 8:37.
[5] Ex 19:10, 14; Lv 20:7; Nu 11:8; Jsh 3:5; 7:13; 2Ch 30:17; Jb 1:5; Ps 26:2; Jol 2:16; 1Co 11:28.

His human judgment is reproved.

6 ¶ And it came to pass,² when they were come,ºª that he looked¹ª on²² Eliab,º and said,ºª Surely² the LORD'Sº anointedº [is] before² him. 7 But the LORDº saidºª unto² Samuel,º Lookºª not² on² his countenance,º or on² the heightº of his stature;º because² I have refusedºª him: for² [the LORD seeth] not² as² manº seeth;ºª for² manº lookethºª on the outward appearance,º but the LORDº lookethºª on the heart.º 8 Then Jesseº calledºª² Abinadab,º and made him passºª beforeº Samuel.º And he said,ºª Neither²² hath the LORDº chosenºª this.² 9 Then Jesseº made Shammahº to pass by.ºª And he said,ºª Neither²² hath the LORDº chosenºª this.² 10 Again, Jesseº made sevenº of his sonsº to passºª beforeº Samuel.º And Samuelº saidºª unto² Jesse,º The LORDº hath not² chosenºª these.² 11 And Samuelº saidºª unto² Jesse,º Are here allºª [thy] children?º And he said,ºª There remainethºª yet² the youngest,º and, behold,² he keepethºª the sheep.º And Samuelº saidºª unto² Jesse,º Sendºª and fetchºª him: for² we will not² sit downºª till² he comeºª hither.º 12 And he sent,ºª and brought² him in.¹ª Now he² [was] ruddy,º [and] withalº of a beautifulº countenance,º and goodlyº to look to.º And the LORDº said,ºª Arise,ºª anointºª him: for² this² [is] he.²

[6] Jg 8:18; 1S 17:13, 22; 1K 12:26; 1Ch 2:13; 27:18.
[7] 1S 9:2; 10:23; 2S 14:25; 1K 8:39; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 16:9; Jb 10:4; Ps 7:9; 139:2; 147:10; Pv 15:11; 16:2; 31:30; Is 55:8; Jr 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; Lk 16:15; Jn 7:24; Ac 1:24; 2Co 10:7, 10; He 4:13; 1P 2:4; 3:4; Rv 2:23.
[8] 1S 17:13; 1Ch 2:13.
[9] 1S 17:13; 2S 13:3; 1Ch 2:13.
[10] 1Ch 2:13.
[11] 1S 17:12, 28; 2S 7:8; 1Ch 17:7; Ps 78:70.
[12] 1S 9:17; 16:7; 17:42; Ps 2:2, 6; 89:19; So 5:10; Lm 4:7; Ac 4:27; 7:20; He 11:23.

He anointeth David.

13 Then Samuelº tookºª² the hornº of oil,º and anointedºª him in the midstº of his brethren:º and the Spiritº of the LORDº cameºª upon² Davidº from that dayº²² forward.º So Samuelº rose up,ºª and went¹ª² to Ramah.º

[13] Nu 11:17; 27:18; Jg 3:10; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6; 1S 10:1, 6, 9; 16:18; 2K 9:6; Is 11:1; Jn 3:34; He 1:9.

14 ¶ But the Spiritº of the LORDº departedºª from²² Saul,º and an evilº spiritº from²² the LORDº troubledºª him. 15 And Saul'sº servantsº saidºª unto² him, Behold² now,² an evilº spiritº from Godº troublethºª thee. 16 Let our lordº now² commandºª thy servants,º [which are] beforeº thee, to seek outºª a man,º [who is] a cunningºª playerºª on an harp:º and it shall come to pass,² when² the evilº spiritº from Godº is upon² thee, that he shall playºª with his hand,º and thou shalt be well.ºª 17 And Saulº saidºª unto² his servants,º Provideºª me now² a manº that can playºª well,ºª and bringºª [him] to² me. 18 Then answeredºª oneº of the servants,º and said,ºª Behold,² I have seenºª a sonº of Jesseº the Bethlehemite,º [that is] cunningºª in playing,ºª and a mightyº valiant man,º and a manº of war,º and prudentºª in matters,º and a comelyº person,º and the LORDº [is] with² him.

[14] Jg 9:23; 16:29; 1S 11:6; 18:10, 12; 19:9; 28:15; 1K 22:22; Ps 51:11; Ho 9:12; Ac 19:15.
[16] Gn 41:46; 1S 10:5; 16:21, 23; 1K 10:8; 2K 3:15.
[18] Gn 39:2, 23; 1S 3:19; 10:7; 16:12; 17:32; 18:12; 2S 14:20; 17:8, 10; Mt 1:23; 28:20.

Saul sendeth for David to quiet his evil spirit.

19 ¶ Wherefore Saulº sentºª messengersº unto² Jesse,º and said,ºª Sendºª me² Davidº thy son,º which² [is] with the sheep.º 20 And Jesseº tookºª an assº [laden] with bread,º and a bottleº of wine,º and aº kid,ºº and sentºª [them] byº Davidº his sonº unto² Saul.º 21 And Davidº cameºª to² Saul,º and stoodºª beforeº him: and he lovedºª him greatly;º and he became² his armourbearer.ººª 22 And Saulº sentºª to² Jesse,º saying,ºª Let David,º I pray thee,² standºª beforeº me; for² he hath foundºª favourº in my sight.º 23 And it came to pass,² when² the [evil] spiritº from Godº was upon² Saul,º that Davidº tookºª² an harp,º and playedºª with his hand:º so Saulº was refreshed,ºª and was well,ºª and the evilº spiritº departedºª from²² him.

[19] Ex 3:1; 1S 16:11; 17:15, 33; 1K 19:19; Ps 78:70; 113:8; Am 1:1; 7:14; Mt 4:18.
[20] Gn 43:11; 1S 10:27; 17:18; 25:18; 2S 16:1; Pv 18:16.
[21] Gn 41:46; Dt 1:38; 10:8; 1K 10:8; Ps 62:9; 118:9; 146:3; Pv 22:29.
[23] 1S 16:14, 16; 18:10; Mt 12:43; Lk 11:24.


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