1 Samuel 17:58

17:58 Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” David replied, “I am the son of your servant Jesse in Bethlehem.” ¹ 

1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. ²  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, ³  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 16:18

16:18 One of his attendants replied, ⁵  “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem ⁶  who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior ⁷  and is articulate ⁸  and handsome, ⁹  for the Lord is with him.”

[17:58]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:1]  ² tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

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[16:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”

[16:18]  ³ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[16:18]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”

[16:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “discerning of word.”

[16:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “a man of form.”