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1 Samuel 16:1

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.

KJV

Dixitque Dominus ad Samuelem : Usquequo tu luges Saul, cum ego projecerim eum ne regnet super Israël ? Imple cornu tuum oleo, et veni, ut mittam te ad Isai Bethlehemitem : providi enim in filiis ejus mihi regem.

Vulgate

Καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος πρὸς Σαμουήλ Ἕως πότε σὺ πενθεῖς ἐπὶ Σαούλ, κἀγὼ ἐξουδένωκα αὐτὸν μὴ βασιλεύειν ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ; πλῆσον τὸ κέρας σου ἐλαίου, καὶ δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε πρὸς Ἰεσσαὶ ἕως εἰς Βηθλέεμ, ὅτι ἑόρακα ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ ἐμοὶ βασιλεύειν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל עַד מָתַי֙ אַתָּה֙ מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל אֶל שָׁא֔וּל וַ/אֲנִ֣י מְאַסְתִּ֔י/ו מִ/מְּלֹ֖ךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מַלֵּ֨א קַרְנְ/ךָ֜ שֶׁ֗מֶן וְ/לֵ֤ךְ אֶֽשְׁלָחֲ/ךָ֙ אֶל יִשַׁ֣י בֵּֽית הַלַּחְמִ֔י כִּֽי רָאִ֧יתִי בְּ/בָנָ֛י/ו לִ֖/י מֶֽלֶךְ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JesseSamuelSaul
Places Bethlehem

In the original Hebrew

25 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 8×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 74×
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשַׁ֔י
yshy
proper_noun · 42×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מָאָ֔סוּ
m'sv
verb · 76×
מָלְאָ֥ה
ml'h
verb · 248×
מָתַ֖י
mty
particle · 43×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
shmv'l
proper_noun · 140×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×
שֶּׁ֖מֶן
shmn
noun · 191×
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
t'bl
verb · 39×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§436The word "Christ" comes from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Messiah, which means "anointed". It became the name proper to Jesus only because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission that "Christ" signifies. In effect, in Israel those consecrated to God for a mission that he gave were anointed in his name. This was the case for kings, for priests and, in rare instances,…
2. But what are the things set before us today? Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying. In a tone worthy of the wonder, with all his might he has uttered his voice, saying, Now all this was done. For when he saw the sea and the abyss of the love of God towards man, and that actually come to pass which never had been…
Covers the prophet Samuel, the demand for a king, Saul's anointing and reign, David's anointing, his victory over Goliath, his friendship with Jonathan, Saul's pursuit of David, and Saul's death at Mount Gilboa. Josephus provides psychological depth to the characters.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 2:10 — And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
  • 1Chr 2:12 — And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
  • 1Chr 10:14 — And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
  • 1Chr 11:3 — Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to 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 LOR
  • 1Chr 12:23 — And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
  • 1Chr 28:4 — Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father;
  • 1Kgs 8:16 — Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my peop
  • 1Sam 2:10 — The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the hor
  • 1Sam 9:16 — To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistin
  • 1Sam 10:1 — Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
  • 1Sam 13:13 — And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for
  • 1Sam 13:14 — But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LOR
  • 1Sam 15:11 — It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
  • 1Sam 15:23 — For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
  • 1Sam 15:23 — For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
  • 1Sam 15:26 — And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
  • 1Sam 15:26 — And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
  • 1Sam 15:35 — And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
  • 1Sam 15:35 — And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
  • 1Sam 16:15 — And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
  • 1Sam 16:23 — And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
  • 1Sam 17:12 — Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
  • 1Sam 21:11 — And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
  • 2Chr 6:6 — But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
  • 2Chr 13:5 — Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
  • 2Kgs 9:1 — And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:
  • 2Kgs 9:1 — And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:
  • 2Kgs 9:3 — Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
  • 2Kgs 9:6 — And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
  • 2Sam 5:2 — Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Isr
  • 2Sam 6:21 — And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play befo
  • Acts 7:46 — Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
  • Acts 13:21 — And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
  • Acts 13:22 — And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfi
  • Gen 49:8 — Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
  • Heb 11:32 — And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
  • Hos 13:11 — I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
  • Isa 11:10 — And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
  • Isa 55:4 — Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
  • Jer 6:30 — Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.