I Samuel 16:1
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The LORD sent Samuel to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem to anoint a new king, and after rejecting Jesse's older sons, Samuel anointed the youngest, David, as the Spirit of the LORD came upon him. An evil spirit troubled Saul afterward, and David was brought to court to play the harp for him, easing his torment.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Samuel 15:11I Samuel 15:35Jeremiah 7:16Jeremiah 11:14I Samuel 16:15I Samuel 16:23I Samuel 13:13I Samuel 13:14I Samuel 15:23I Samuel 15:26Jeremiah 6:30Jeremiah 14:11
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