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
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
Romans 15:12
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12 And 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.”
Psalm 78:68-71
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68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion (A)which He loved.
69 And 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;
71 From following (D)the ewes that had young He brought him,
(E)To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
1 Samuel 16:15
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15 And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.
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1 Samuel 15:35
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35 And (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 15:23
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23 For 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 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 13:13-14
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13 And 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 9:16
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16 “Tomorrow about this time (A)I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, (B)and you shall anoint him [a]commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have (C)looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:16 prince or ruler
1 Samuel 15:26
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26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, (A)for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
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Psalm 89:19-20
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19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your [a]holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one (A)chosen from the people.
20 (B)I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
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- Psalm 89:19 So with many Heb. mss.; MT, LXX, Tg., Vg. holy ones
1 Chronicles 2:10-15
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10 Ram (A)begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, (B)leader of the children of Judah; 11 Nahshon begot [a]Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; 12 Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13 (C)Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, [b]Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the (D)seventh.
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- 1 Chronicles 2:11 Salmon, Ruth 4:21; Luke 3:32
- 1 Chronicles 2:13 Shammah, 1 Sam. 16:9
2 Kings 9:6
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6 Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, (A)“Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.
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1 Samuel 16:23
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23 And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.
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1 Samuel 15:11
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11 (A)“I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has (B)turned back from following Me, (C)and has not performed My commandments.” And it (D)grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night.
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Ruth 4:17-22
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17 (A)Also the neighbor women gave him 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.
18 (B)Now this is the genealogy of Perez: (C)Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20 Amminadab begot (D)Nahshon, and Nahshon begot (E)Salmon;[a] 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot (F)David.
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- Ruth 4:20 Heb. Salmah
Jeremiah 14:11-12
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11 Then the Lord said to me, (A)“Do not pray for this people, for their good. 12 (B)When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and (C)when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But (D)I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”
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Jeremiah 7:16
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16 “Therefore (A)do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; (B)for I will not hear you.
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Jeremiah 6:30
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30 People will call them (A)rejected silver,
Because the Lord has rejected them.”
Isaiah 55:4
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Isaiah 11:10
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10 “And(A) in that day (B)there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a (C)banner to the people;
For the (D)Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”
2 Kings 9:3
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3 Then (A)take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ Then open the door and flee, and do not delay.”
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Genesis 49:8-10
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8 “Judah,(A) you are he whom your brothers shall praise;
(B)Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)Your father’s children shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (D)a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(E)He [a]bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
10 (F)The [b]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (G)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(H)Until Shiloh comes;
(I)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
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- Genesis 49:9 couches
- Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship
1 John 5:16
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16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and (A)He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. (B)There is sin leading to death. (C)I do not say that he should pray about that.
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