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. ¹  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, ²  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” ³ 

1 Samuel 16:18

16:18 One of his attendants replied, ⁴  “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem ⁵  who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior ⁶  and is articulate ⁷  and handsome, ⁸  for the Lord is with him.”

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¹ tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

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³ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”

⁴ tn Heb “answered and said.”

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⁶ tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”

⁷ tn Heb “discerning of word.”

⁸ tn Heb “a man of form.”