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1 Samuel 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.

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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

WEB World English Bible

Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”

ASV American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, ‘Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.

Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 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.

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.

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.

4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto say יְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שְׁמוּאֵ֗לH8050 · she.mu.elSamuel עַד־H5704 · adtill מָתַי֙H4970 · ma.tayhow אַתָּה֙H859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)מִתְאַבֵּ֣לH56 · a.valto mourn אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaul וַאֲנִ֣יH589 · a.niI מְאַסְתִּ֔יוH3988 · ma.asto reject מִמְּלֹ֖ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reign עַל־H5921 · alupon יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael מַלֵּ֨אH4390 · ma.leto fill קַרְנְךָ֜H7161 · qe.renhorn שֶׁ֗מֶןH8081 · she.menoil וְלֵ֤ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: went אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙H7971 · sha.lachto send: depart אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יִשַׁ֣יH3448 · yi.shayJesse בֵּֽית־H1022 · bet hal.lach.miBethlehemite הַלַּחְמִ֔יH1022 · bet hal.lach.miBethlehemite כִּֽי־H3588 · kifor רָאִ֧יתִיH7200 · ra.ahto see: see בְּבָנָ֛יוH1121 · benson: child לִ֖יH9030 · nime מֶֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking

Cross-references

2 Kings 9:1And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.Psalm 78:68-71But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.1 Samuel 15:35And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.1 Samuel 16:15And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.Romans 15:12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.1 Samuel 15:26And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance?1 Samuel 9:16To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him [to be] captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.1 Samuel 13:13-14And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.1 Samuel 15:11It repenteth me that I have set up Saul [to be] king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.Jeremiah 7:16Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.Jeremiah 6:30Reprobate silver shall [men] call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.2 Kings 9:6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, [even] over Israel.Psalm 89:19-20Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people.Ruth 4:17-22And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he [is] the father of Jesse, the father of David.1 Chronicles 2:10-15And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;1 Samuel 16:23And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

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