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1 Samuel 16:1-13 (AMP)

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¹ THE LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided for Myself a king among his sons. ² Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with you and say, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. ³ And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you. ⁴ And Samuel did what the Lord said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming and said, Have you come peaceably? ⁵ And he said, Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice. ⁶ When they had come, he looked on Eliab and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before Him. ⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. ⁸ Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. But Samuel said, Neither has the Lord chosen this one. ⁹ Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. Samuel said, Nor has the Lord chosen him. ¹⁰ Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not chosen any of these. ¹¹ Then said to Jesse, Are all your sons here? said, There is yet the youngest; he is tending the sheep. Samuel said to Jesse, Send for him; for we will not sit down to eat until he is here. ¹² Jesse sent and brought him. David had a healthy reddish complexion and beautiful eyes, and was fine-looking. The Lord said , Arise, anoint him; this is he. ¹³ Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 7) Heart - Man looks at the outward appearance, the LORD looks at the heart
(v. 13) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 7) Renewing Your Spiritual Passion for God (part 1) (2010-05-02)
(v. 7) Waking Dead - Heart is Central (2010-08-14)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 7) Devotional: The Heart (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Abinadab (Ab-in-a-dab): father of a vow, or of willingness
David (Deh-vidd): well-beloved, dear
Eliab (E-lie-ab): God is my father; God is the father
Jesse (Jess-ee): gift; oblation; one who is
Saul (Sawl): demanded; lent; ditch; death
Shammah (Sham-a): loss; desolation; astonishment