Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself." Cross References Acts 13:22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.' Hebrews 11:32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, Ruth 4:17 The neighbor women said, "A son has been born to Naomi," and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David. 1 Samuel 9:16 "At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me." 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it out on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance? 1 Samuel 13:13 "You have acted foolishly," Samuel declared. "You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. 1 Samuel 13:14 But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD." 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king." 1 Samuel 15:26 "I will not return with you," Samuel replied. "For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel." 1 Samuel 15:35 And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted He had made Saul king over Israel. 1 Kings 8:16 Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.' 2 Kings 9:1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead. 1 Chronicles 11:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel. 1 Chronicles 28:4 Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father's household, and from my father's sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel. Psalm 78:70 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; Psalm 78:71 From tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance. Psalm 89:20 I have found David My servant; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. Zechariah 4:14 So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth." Chapter Outline 1. Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem6. His human judgment is reproved 11. He anoints David 15. Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit Jump to Previous Bethlehemite Beth-Lehemite Horn Israel Jesse Mourn Oil Provided Reigning Rejected Samuel Saul WiltJump to Next Bethlehemite Beth-Lehemite Horn Israel Jesse Mourn Oil Provided Reigning Rejected Samuel Saul Wilt |
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 1 Samuel 15:11, 35 Jeremiah 7:16 Jeremiah 11:14 seeing 1 Samuel 15:15, 23 1 Samuel 13:13, 14 1 Samuel 15:23, 26 Jeremiah 6:30 Jeremiah 14:11, 12 Jeremiah 15:1 1 John 5:16 horn with oil 1 Samuel 9:16 1 Samuel 10:1 2 Kings 9:1, 3, 6 Jesse 1 Samuel 13:14 Genesis 49:8-10 Ruth 4:18-22 1 Chronicles 2:10-15 Psalm 78:68-71 Psalm 89:19, 20 Isaiah 11:1, 10 Isaiah 55:4 Acts 13:21, 22 Romans 15:12 Links 1 Samuel 16:1 NIV1 Samuel 16:1 NLT 1 Samuel 16:1 ESV 1 Samuel 16:1 NASB 1 Samuel 16:1 KJV 1 Samuel 16:1 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 16:1 Parallel 1 Samuel 16:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 16:1 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 16:1 French Bible 1 Samuel 16:1 German Bible 1 Samuel 16:1 Commentaries Bible Hub |