1 Samuel 16:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do: and you shall anoint for me him whom I name to you.

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  • 1 Sam 9:16 : 16 Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people from the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.
  • Exod 4:15 : 15 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.
  • Acts 9:6 : 6 And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.
  • Deut 17:14-15 : 14 When you come to the land which the LORD your God gives you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, 'I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,' 15 you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses: one from among your brothers you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
  • 1 Sam 9:12-13 : 12 And they answered them and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came today to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people today in the high place. 13 As soon as you come into the city, you shall find him immediately, before he goes up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice; and afterward those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for about this time you shall find him.
  • 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
  • 2 Sam 15:11 : 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, who were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not anything.
  • Matt 22:1-4 : 1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son, 3 And sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and everything is ready: come to the wedding.

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  • 1 Sam 16:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1And 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 and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.

    2And 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.

  • 1 Sam 16:4-13
    10 verses
    84%

    4And Samuel did what the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Do you come peaceably?

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

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

    7But the LORD said to Samuel, Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him: for the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.

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

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

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

    11And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all your children? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he keeps the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him: for we will not sit down till he comes here.

    12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

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

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    81%

    1Samuel also said to Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint you to be king over His people, over Israel: now therefore listen to the voice of the words of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 16:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

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

    18Then one of the servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty valiant man, a man of war, prudent in speech, a handsome person, and the LORD is with him.

    19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

  • 1 Sam 10:1
    77%

    1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD has anointed you to be captain over His inheritance?

  • 1 Sam 9:15-19
    5 verses
    77%

    15Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

    16Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people from the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.

    17And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, Behold the man who I spoke to you of! this same shall reign over my people.

    18Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate and said, Tell me, I pray you, where the seer's house is.

    19And Samuel answered Saul and said, I am the seer: go up before me to the high place; for you shall eat with me today, and tomorrow I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart.

  • 1 Sam 16:22
    76%

    22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray you, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.

  • 2 Kgs 9:3
    76%

    3Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus says the LORD, I have anointed you king over Israel. Then open the door and flee, and do not linger.

  • 1 Sam 15:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what the LORD said to me this night. And he said to him, Speak on.

    17And Samuel said, When you were little in your own sight, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel?

  • 1 Chr 11:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2Moreover, in times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.

    3Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

  • 1 Sam 10:8
    75%

    8And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice peace offerings: seven days you shall wait, till I come to you, and show you what you shall do.

  • 2 Kgs 9:6
    74%

    6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 9:13
    74%

    13As soon as you come into the city, you shall find him immediately, before he goes up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice; and afterward those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for about this time you shall find him.

  • 1 Sam 28:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14And he said to her, What form does he have? And she said, An old man comes up, and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground.

    15And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am in great distress; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.

  • 1 Sam 15:10
    73%

    10Then came the word of the LORD to Samuel, saying,

  • 1 Sam 15:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed are you of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

    14And Samuel said, What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    73%

    35Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 1 Sam 3:16
    73%

    16Then Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here I am.

  • 1 Sam 3:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. Then he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you did call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

    9Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, Speak, LORD; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

    10And the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for your servant hears.

  • 1 Chr 21:10
    73%

    10Go and tell David, saying, Thus says the LORD, I offer you three things: choose one of them, that I may do it to you.

  • 1 Sam 9:23
    73%

    23And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, Set it aside.

  • 1 Sam 9:27
    73%

    27And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand still a while, that I may show you the word of God.

  • 1 Kgs 19:16
    72%

    16And you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah shall you anoint to be prophet in your place.

  • 1 Sam 3:18
    72%

    18And Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him.

  • 1 Kgs 11:37
    72%

    37And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 10:24
    72%

    24And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.

  • 1 Sam 17:58
    72%

    58Saul said to him, Whose son are you, young man? David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    72%

    7Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepfold, even from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over my people Israel: