1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed as King
16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”(A)
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1 Samuel 16:12
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12 He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him, for this is the one.”(A)
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1 Samuel 18:13
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13 So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand, and David marched out and came in, leading the army.(A)
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1 Samuel 25:30
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30 When the Lord has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you and has appointed you prince over Israel,
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