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1 The LORD asked Samuel, |How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill a flask with olive oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because I've selected one of his sons to be king.| 2 |How can I go?| Samuel asked. |When Saul hears about it, he'll kill me.| The LORD said, |Take a heifer with you and say, 'I've come to sacrifice to the LORD.' 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice. I will reveal to you what you should do, and you will anoint for me the one I point out to you.| 4 Samuel did what the LORD told him. When he came to Bethlehem, the leaders of the city, trembling with fear, greeted him and said, |May peace be with you.| 1 Samuel 16:1-4, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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