CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Samuel 16
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23 verses in KJV · 194 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 1 Samuel 16 (KJV)
16:1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
16:2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
16:3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me [him] whom I name unto thee.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Samuel
Approximate study chronology: c. 1063 BC
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H3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 16 occurrencesH3448yi.shayJesse · 13 occurrencesH8050she.mu.elSamuel · 11 occurrencesH7586sha.ulSaul · 11 occurrencesH7971sha.lachto send: depart · 7 occurrencesH7307ru.achspirit · 7 occurrencesH7200ra.ahto see: see · 7 occurrencesH1732da.vidDavid · 6 occurrencesH1121benson: child · 6 occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 5 occurrencesH5059na.ganto play · 5 occurrencesH3947la.qachto take: take · 5 occurrencesH3808lonot · 5 occurrencesH7451rabad: harmful · 4 occurrences
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