Verse 1

And 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.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Herren sa til Samuel: 'Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og gå! Jeg sender deg til Isai i Betlehem, for blant hans sønner har jeg utsett meg en konge.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Og Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, siden jeg har forkastet ham fra å være konge over Israel? Fyll ditt horn med olje og gå. Jeg sender deg til Isai, betlehemitten, for jeg har sett meg ut en konge blant hans sønner.

  • Norsk King James

    Og Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, da jeg har forkastet ham fra å regjere over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og gå, for jeg vil sende deg til Isjai fra Betlehem, for jeg har utvalgt meg en konge blant hans sønner.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og dra av sted. Jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for blant hans sønner har jeg sett meg ut en konge.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Herren sa til Samuel: «Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og dra! Jeg sender deg til Isai i Betlehem, for jeg har utvalgt meg en konge blant hans sønner.»

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og dra av sted. Jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for blant hans sønner har jeg valgt meg en konge.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Og Herren sa til Samuel: «Hvor lenge skal du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som leder over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje, og gå; jeg sender deg til Jesse fra Betlehem, for jeg har utvalgt en konge blant hans sønner.»

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og dra av sted. Jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for blant hans sønner har jeg valgt meg en konge.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Herren sa til Samuel: "Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og dra av sted. Jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for jeg har valgt en konge blant hans sønner."

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over 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 chosen a king for myself among his sons."

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Så sa Herren til Samuel: "Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul? Jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel. Fyll ditt horn med olje og gå! Jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for jeg har utvalgt en av hans sønner til konge."

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og Herren sagde til Samuel: Hvorlænge vil du sørge over Saul? og jeg, jeg har forkastet ham, at han skal ikke være Konge over Israel; fyld dit Horn med Olie og gak hen, jeg vil sende dig til Isai, den Bethlehemiter, thi jeg har udseet mig en Konge iblandt hans Sønner.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And 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.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Herren sa til Samuel: «Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje, og gå; jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for blant hans sønner har jeg utsett meg en konge.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og gå. Jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for jeg har utvalgt meg en konge blant hans sønner.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Og Herren sa til Samuel: «Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og gå. Jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for jeg har utvalgt en av hans sønner til meg som konge.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Og Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Fyll hornet ditt med olje og gå. Jeg sender deg til Jesse fra Betlehem, for jeg har utvalgt meg en konge blant hans sønner.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Og Herren sa til Samuel: Hvor lenge vil du sørge over Saul, når jeg har forkastet ham som konge over Israel? Ta olje i ditt kar og dra av sted; jeg sender deg til Isai fra Betlehem, for blant hans sønner har jeg utvalgt meg en konge.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And ye LORDE sayde vnto Samuel: How longe mournest thou for Saul, whom I haue refused, that he shulde not be kynge ouer Israel? Fyll thine horne with oyle, go thy waye, I wyll sende the to Isai the Bethleemite: for amonge his sonnes haue I prouyded me a kynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Lord then saide vnto Samuel, Howe long wilt thou mourne for Saul, seeing I haue cast him away from reigning ouer Israel? Fill thine horne with oyle and come, I will sende thee to Ishai the Bethlehemite: for I haue prouided mee a King among his sonnes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The Lorde sayd vnto Samuel: Howe long wilt thou mourne for Saul, seing I haue cast him away from raigning ouer Israel? Fill thyne horne with oyntment, and come, that I may send thee to Isai the Bethlemite: for I haue prouided me a king among his sonnes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And 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 Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill your horn with oil, and go: I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Samuel Anoints David as King The LORD said to Samuel,“How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 15:23 : 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king.
  • 1 Sam 15:35 : 35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
  • 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.
  • 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then 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?
  • 2 Kgs 9:1 : 1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:
  • 1 Sam 13:13-14 : 13 And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you: for now the LORD would have established your kingdom upon Israel forever. 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue: the LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him to be captain over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.
  • 1 Sam 15:26 : 26 And Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with you: for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.
  • Rom 15:12 : 12 And again, Isaiah says, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
  • 1 Sam 16:15 : 15 And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.
  • 1 Sam 16:23 : 23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Ruth 4:17-22 : 17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, 'A son has been born to Naomi!' So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron, 19 Hezron begat Ram, Ram begat Amminadab, 20 Amminadab begat Nahshon, Nahshon begat Salmon, 21 Salmon begat Boaz, Boaz begat Obed, 22 Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
  • 1 Sam 15:11 : 11 It grieves Me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried to the LORD all night.
  • 2 Kgs 9:3 : 3 Then 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.
  • 2 Kgs 9:6 : 6 And 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 Chr 2:10-15 : 10 And Ram fathered Amminadab; and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 11 And Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz, 12 And Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse, 13 And Jesse fathered his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
  • Ps 78:68-71 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
  • Ps 89:19-20 : 19 Then you spoke in a vision to your holy one, and said, I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him:
  • Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow from his roots:
  • Isa 11:10 : 10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand as a sign for the people; to it the Gentiles shall seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
  • Isa 55:4 : 4 Behold, I have given him as a witness to the people, a leader and commander for the people.
  • Jer 6:30 : 30 Rejected silver shall men call them, because the LORD has rejected them.
  • Jer 7:16 : 16 Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to me: for I will not hear you.
  • Jer 11:14 : 14 Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me for their trouble.
  • Jer 14:11-12 : 11 Then the LORD said to me, 'Do not pray for the good of this people.' 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.
  • Jer 15:1 : 1 Then the LORD said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
  • Acts 13:21-22 : 21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom he also gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.
  • 1 John 5:16 : 16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should pray about that.