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.”

²⁴ He stripped^(A) off his garments, and he too prophesied in Samuel’s^(B) presence. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why people say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”^(C)