1 Samuel 16:1

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David Anointed King

16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, ^(A)“How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? ^(B)Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to ^(C)Jesse the Bethlehemite. For ^(D)I have ^[a]provided Myself a king among his sons.”

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1 Samuel 16:1 Lit. seen

1 Samuel 16:1

New International Version

Samuel Anoints David

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn^(A) for Saul, since I have rejected^(B) him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil^(C) and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse^(D) of Bethlehem. I have chosen^(E) one of his sons to be king.”

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1 Samuel 16:1

King James Version

16 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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2 Kings 9:1

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Jehu Anointed King of Israel

9 And Elisha the prophet called one of ^(A)the sons of the prophets, and said to him, ^(B)“Get^[a] yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, ^(C)and go to Ramoth Gilead.

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2 Kings 9:1 Lit. Gird up your loins

2 Kings 9:1

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Jehu Anointed King of Israel

9 The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company^(A) of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt,^(B) take this flask of olive oil^(C) with you and go to Ramoth Gilead.^(D)

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2 Kings 9:1

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9 And 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:

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Romans 15:12

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¹²And again, Isaiah says:

^(A)“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

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Romans 15:12

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¹²And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse^(A) will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
in him the Gentiles will hope.”^[a]^(B)

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Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)

Romans 15:12

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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.

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Psalm 78:68-71

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⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion ^(A)which He loved.
⁶⁹And He built His ^(B)sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has established forever.
⁷⁰^(C)He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
⁷¹From following ^(D)the ewes that had young He brought him,
^(E)To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

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Psalm 78:68-71

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⁶⁸but he chose the tribe of Judah,^(A)
    Mount Zion,^(B) which he loved.
⁶⁹He built his sanctuary^(C) like the heights,
    like the earth that he established forever.
⁷⁰He chose David^(D) his servant
    and took him from the sheep pens;
⁷¹from tending the sheep^(E) he brought him
    to be the shepherd^(F) of his people Jacob,
    of Israel his inheritance.

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Psalm 78:68-71

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⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁹And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

⁷⁰He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

⁷¹From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

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1 Samuel 16:15

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¹⁵And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.

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1 Samuel 16:15

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¹⁵Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

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1 Samuel 16:15

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¹⁵And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

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1 Samuel 15:35

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³⁵And ^(A)Samuel went no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

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1 Samuel 15:35

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³⁵Until the day Samuel^(A) died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned^(B) for him. And the Lord regretted^(C) that he had made Saul king over Israel.

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1 Samuel 15:35

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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.

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1 Samuel 15:23

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²³For rebellion is as the sin of ^[a]witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
^(A)He also has rejected you from being king.”

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1 Samuel 15:23 divination

1 Samuel 15:23

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²³For rebellion is like the sin of divination,^(A)
and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected^(B) the word of the Lord,
he has rejected you as king.”

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1 Samuel 15:23

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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.

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1 Samuel 10:1

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Samuel Anoints Saul

10 Then ^(A)Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, ^(B)and kissed him and said: “Is it not because ^(C)the Lord has anointed you commander over ^(D)His ^[a]inheritance?

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1 Samuel 10:1 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX people Israel; and you shall rule the people of the Lord; LXX, Vg. add And you shall deliver His people from the hands of their enemies all around them. And this shall be a sign to you, that God has anointed you to be a prince.

1 Samuel 10:1

New International Version

10 Then Samuel took a flask^(A) of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed^(B) you ruler over his inheritance?^[a]^(C)

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1 Samuel 10:1 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate over his people Israel? You will reign over the Lord’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance:

1 Samuel 10:1

King James Version

10 Then 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?

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1 Samuel 13:13-14

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¹³And Samuel said to Saul, ^(A)“You have done foolishly. ^(B)You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. ¹⁴^(C)But now your kingdom shall not continue. ^(D)The Lord has sought for Himself a man ^(E)after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have ^(F)not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

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1 Samuel 13:13-14

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¹³“You have done a foolish thing,^(A)” Samuel said. “You have not kept^(B) the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.^(C) ¹⁴But now your kingdom^(D) will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart^(E) and appointed^(F) him ruler^(G) of his people, because you have not kept^(H) the Lord’s command.”

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1 Samuel 13:13-14

King James Version

¹³And 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.

¹⁴But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.

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