1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.”


tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

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tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”