1And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

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2 Kings 9:1, 1 Samuel 15:23, 2 Kings 9:1, 1 Samuel 15:23, 1 Samuel 15:35

2And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

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1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 20:29, 1 Samuel 20:29, Matthew 10:16

3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

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1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 9:16, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 16:12

4And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

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1 Kings 2:13, 1 Kings 2:13, 1 Chronicles 12:17, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Luke 5:8

5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

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Exodus 19:10, Leviticus 20:7, Leviticus 20:8, Joshua 3:5, Exodus 19:10

6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.

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1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Samuel 17:22

7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

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John 7:24, John 7:24, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Luke 16:15

8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

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1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13

9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

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1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 2 Samuel 13:3, 1 Chronicles 2:13

10Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.

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1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:15, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:15

11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

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Psalms 78:70, Psalms 78:71, Psalms 78:70, Psalms 78:71, 2 Samuel 7:8

12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

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Song of Solomon 5:10, Lamentations 4:7, Song of Solomon 5:10, Lamentations 4:7, Psalms 89:19

13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

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1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:6, Hebrews 1:9, Hebrews 1:9, 1 Samuel 10:1

14But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

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Psalms 51:11, Psalms 51:11, 1 Samuel 18:12, 1 Samuel 18:12, Judges 9:23

15And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

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16Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

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2 Kings 3:15, 2 Kings 3:15, 1 Kings 10:8, 1 Kings 10:8, 1 Samuel 16:21

17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

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18Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

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1 Samuel 3:19, 1 Samuel 3:19, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 39:2

19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

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1 Samuel 17:15, 1 Samuel 16:11, Psalms 78:70, Psalms 78:72, 1 Samuel 17:15

20And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

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Proverbs 18:16, 1 Samuel 10:27, Proverbs 18:16, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 17:18

21And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

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Proverbs 22:29, Genesis 41:46, Proverbs 22:29, Genesis 41:46, Psalms 146:3

22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

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23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

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1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 18:10