1 Samuel 29:7

29:7 So turn and leave ¹  in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!” ² 

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. ³  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, ⁴  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” ⁵ 

[29:7]  ¹ tn Heb “go.”

[29:7]  ² tn Heb “and you must not do evil in the eyes of the leaders of the Philistines.”

[16:1]  ³ tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

[16:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”