1 Samuel 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 

Ge 49:8-10; Ru 4:18-22; 1Sa 9:16; 1Sa 10:1; 1Sa 13:13,14; 1Sa 13:14; 1Sa 15:11,35; 1Sa 15:23,26; 1Sa 16:15,23; 2Ki 9:1,3,6; 1Ch 2:10-15; Ps 78:68-71; Ps 89:19,20; Isa 11:1,10; Isa 55:4; Jer 6:30; Jer 7:16; Jer 11:14; Jer 14:11,12; Jer 15:1; Ac 13:21,22; Ro 15:12; 1Jo 5:16

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

² map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

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