1 Samuel 16
Overview
16:1 Samuel sent by God, under pretence of a sacrifice, comes to Beth-lehem;
16:6 His human judgment is reproved;
16:11 He anoints David;
16:15 Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit. Verse 1am 2941, bc 1063, An, Ex, Is, 428How long1 Samuel 15:11, 15:35; Jeremiah 7:16, 11:14 seeing1 Samuel 16:15, 16:23, 13:13, 13:14, 15:23, 15:26; Jeremiah 6:30, 14:11, 14:12, 15:1; 1 John 5:16 horn with oil1 Samuel 9:16, 10:1; 2 Kings 9:1, 9:3, 9:6 Jesse1 Samuel 13:14; Genesis 49:8-10; Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Chronicles 2:10-15; Psalm 78:68-71, 89:19, 89:20; Isaiah 11:1, 11:10, 55:4; Acts 13:21, 13:22; Romans 15:12ReciprocalJoshua 7:10 - wherefore; Judges 12:8 - Bethlehem; Ruth 4:22 - Jesse; 1 Samuel 2:10 - he shall; 17:12 - David; 21:11 - the king; 27:1 - And David; 2 Samuel 3:9 - as the Lord; 3:18 - for the Lord; 5:2 - feed; 6:21 - chose; 15:7 - forty years; 1 Kings 8:16 - I chose David; 2 Kings 17:20 - rejected; 1 Chronicles 2:12 - Jesse; 5:2 - the chief ruler; 10:14 - turned; 11:2 - Thou shalt; 11:3 - anointed; 11:10 - according; 12:23 - according; 28:4 - the house of Judah; 2 Chronicles 6:6 - chosen David; 13:5 - to David; Psalm 18:50 - Great; 75:7 - he putteth; Proverbs 8:15 - By; Hosea 13:11 - General; Zechariah 4:14 - These; Matthew 1:6 - Jesse; 2:5 - General; Luke 2:4 - unto; John 7:42 - where; Acts 7:46 - found; Romans 10:1 - my heart's; Habakkuk 3:1 - David Verse 2How can I goExodus 3:11; 1 Kings 18:9-14; Matthew 10:16; Luke 1:34 Take an heiferFor the prudent management of the affair, and to avoid suspicion, Samuel was directed to go to Bethlehem to sacrifice, as he probably did from time to time in many different places; and the answer which he was instructed to return was strictly true though he did not tell the principal design of his coming; for though no man in any circumstances should tell a lie, yet, in all circumstances, he is not bound to tell the whole truth, though he must tell nothing but the truth, and so tell that truth that the hearer shall not believe a lie by it.with theeHeb. in thine hand, 1 Samuel 9:12 I am come9:12, 20:29; Jeremiah 38:26, 38:27ReciprocalGenesis 34:30 - and I shall; Leviticus 17:8 - that offereth; 1 Samuel 7:9 - a sucking; 20:6 - sacrifice; 2 Samuel 15:7 - pay; 15:8 - thy servant; 2 Kings 9:3 - and flee; Matthew 2:22 - he was; Acts 9:13 - Lord Verse 3call Jesse1 Samuel 9:12, 9:13; 2 Samuel 15:11; Matthew 22:1-4 and I will showExodus 4:15; Acts 9:6 anoint1 Samuel 16:12, 16:13, 9:16; Deuteronomy 17:14Reciprocal1 Kings 1:34 - Zadok; 1 Chronicles 12:23 - according; Ezekiel 39:17 - Speak Verse 4trembled1 Samuel 21:1; 2 Samuel 6:9; 1 Kings 17:18; Hosea 6:5, 11:10; Luke 5:8, 8:37 comingHeb. meetingComest1 Kings 2:13; 2 Kings 9:22; 1 Chronicles 12:17, 12:18Reciprocal1 Samuel 18:12 - afraid; 2 Kings 9:17 - Is it peace; Matthew 8:34 - they besought; 21:10 - all; Mark 5:15 - and they; Luke 2:4 - unto; 8:47 - she came; John 7:42 - where; Acts 5:13 - of; 1 Thessalonians 5:19 - the Spirit Verse 5sanctify yourselvesExodus 19:10, 19:14, 19:15; Leviticus 20:7, 20:8; Numbers 11:8; Joshua 3:5, 7:13; 2 Chronicles 30:17-20; Job 1:5; Psalm 26:2-6; Joel 2:16; 1 Corinthians 11:28Reciprocal1 Kings 2:13 - Comest; Zephaniah 1:7 - bid; John 11:55 - to purify; Acts 5:13 - of Verse 6Eliab1 Samuel 17:13, 17:22; 1 Chronicles 2:13, 27:18, ElihuSurelyJudges 8:18; 1 Kings 12:26ReciprocalJudges 14:11 - saw him; 1 Samuel 9:17 - Behold; 1 Chronicles 5:1 - and; 28:4 - chose me; 2 Chronicles 11:18 - Eliab; Lamentations 4:20 - the anointed Verse 7Look not1 Samuel 9:2, 10:23, 10:24; 2 Samuel 14:25; Psalm 147:10, 147:11; Proverbs 31:30 seeth notJob 10:4; Isaiah 55:8, 55:9; Luke 16:15; 1 Peter 2:4, 3:4 lookethJohn 7:24; 2 Corinthians 10:7, 10:10 outward appearanceHeb. eyeson the heart1 Kings 8:39; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 7:9, 139:2; Proverbs 15:11, 16:2; Jeremiah 11:20, 17:10, 20:12; Acts 1:24; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 2:23ReciprocalGenesis 48:17 - displeased him; Deuteronomy 1:17 - shall not; Judges 7:4 - I will; 1 Samuel 16:12 - of a beautiful countenance; 17:28 - I know; 2 Samuel 7:3 - all that; 7:20 - knowest; 1 Chronicles 17:2 - Do all; 17:18 - thou knowest; 29:17 - triest the heart; 2 Chronicles 1:11 - this was; 25:2 - but not; Job 9:32 - not a man; Psalm 45:13 - all glorious; 51:6 - inward; Proverbs 21:2 - the Lord; 24:12 - doth not he that; Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember; Isaiah 11:3 - and he shall not; Zechariah 7:6 - did not ye eat for; Matthew 23:28 - ye also; John 2:24 - because; 4:24 - must; 8:15 - judge; 8:16 - yet; Acts 15:8 - which; Romans 2:29 - which; 1 Corinthians 4:3 - it is Verse 8Abinadab1 Samuel 17:13; 1 Chronicles 2:13

Verse 9Shammah1 Samuel 17:13; 2 Samuel 13:3, Shimeah, 1 Chronicles 2:13, ShimmaReciprocal2 Samuel 13:32 - Shimeah; 21:21 - Shimeah; 1 Chronicles 20:7 - Shimea Verse 10seven1 Chronicles 2:13-15Reciprocal1 Samuel 17:12 - eight sons; 1 Chronicles 2:15 - David; 5:2 - the chief ruler Verse 11There remaineth1 Samuel 17:12-15, 17:28; 2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Chronicles 17:7; Psalm 78:70, 78:71 downHeb. roundReciprocalGenesis 34:5 - now his; 46:32 - shepherds; 1 Samuel 16:19 - with the sheep; 17:14 - the youngest; 17:15 - returned; 1 Chronicles 2:15 - David; 10:14 - turned; Matthew 1:6 - Jesse; 20:2 - he sent; John 7:42 - where; Acts 7:46 - found Verse 12ruddy1 Samuel 17:42; Song of Songs 5:10; Lamentations 4:7; Acts 7:20; Habakkuk 3:1 of a beautiful countenanceHeb. fair of eyes, 1 Samuel 16:7 And the Lord9:17 anoint himPsalm 2:2, 2:6, 89:19, 89:20; Acts 4:27ReciprocalGenesis 37:4 - hated him; 39:6 - a goodly person; Deuteronomy 17:15 - whom; 1 Samuel 13:14 - the Lord; 15:28 - a neighbour; 16:3 - anoint; 16:18 - a comely; 2 Samuel 3:18 - for the Lord; 5:2 - feed; 6:21 - chose; 7:8 - I took thee; 23:1 - the anointed; 1 Kings 1:34 - Zadok; 2 Kings 8:15 - And it came; 9:3 - I have anointed; 1 Chronicles 5:2 - the chief ruler; 11:3 - anointed; 11:10 - according; 12:23 - according; 17:7 - I took thee; 28:4 - among the sons; 2 Chronicles 13:5 - to David; Psalm 78:70 - chose; Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember; Zechariah 4:14 - These; Matthew 20:2 - he sent Verse 13anointed1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Kings 9:6 the Spirit1 Samuel 16:18, 10:6, 10:9, 10:10; Numbers 11:17, 27:18; Judges 3:10, 11:29, 13:25, 14:6; Isaiah 11:1-3; John 3:34; Habakkuk 1:9ReciprocalGenesis 37:4 - hated him; Deuteronomy 17:15 - whom; 1 Samuel 11:6 - Spirit of God; 16:3 - anoint; 17:28 - Eliab's anger; 18:8 - and what; 18:12 - the Lord; 27:1 - And David; 28:15 - God; 28:17 - thy neighbour; 30:25 - forward; 2 Samuel 2:4 - anointed; 3:18 - for the Lord; 5:2 - feed; 5:3 - anointed; 12:7 - I anointed; 15:7 - forty years; 16:18 - General; 23:1 - the anointed; 1 Kings 1:34 - Zadok; 1:39 - an horn; 2 Kings 8:15 - And it came; 9:3 - pour it; 11:12 - anointed him; 1 Chronicles 11:2 - Thou shalt; 11:3 - anointed; 12:23 - according; 28:4 - among the sons; Psalm 21:3 - preventest; 28:8 - his; 45:7 - hath; 71:5 - my trust; 89:20 - General; 131:1 - my heart; Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember; Ezekiel 2:2 - General; Zechariah 4:14 - These; Acts 13:22 - he raised; Habakkuk 3:1 - David Verse 14the Spirit1 Samuel 11:6, 18:12, 28:15; Judges 16:29; Psalm 51:11; Hosea 9:12 evil spiritThe evil spirit was either sent immediately from the Lord, or permitted to come; but whether this was a diabolic possession, or a mere mental malady, is not agreed: it seems to have partaken of both. That Saul had fallen into a deep melancholy, there is little doubt; and that an evil spirit might work more effectually on such a state of mind, there can be little question. His malady appears to have been of a mixed kind, natural and diabolical: there is too much of apparent nature in it to permit us to believe it was all spiritual; and there is too much of apparently supernatural influence, to suffer us to believe it was all natural. 1 Samuel 18:10, 19:9, 19:10; Judges 9:23; 1 Kings 22:22; Acts 19:15, 19:16 troubledor, terrifiedReciprocalNumbers 27:18 - a man; Deuteronomy 28:28 - General; Judges 6:34 - the Spirit; 16:20 - the Lord; 1 Samuel 16:23 - the evil spirit; 17:31 - sent for him; 26:19 - stirred; 2 Samuel 7:15 - as I took; Psalm 36:3 - he hath Verse 15Reciprocal1 Samuel 16:1 - seeing; 18:10 - the evil spirit Verse 16before thee1 Samuel 16:21, 16:22; Genesis 41:46; 1 Kings 10:8 play1 Samuel 16:23, 10:5; 2 Kings 3:15Reciprocal1 Samuel 18:10 - played; 2 Samuel 6:5 - David Verse 18a mighty1 Samuel 17:32-36; 2 Samuel 17:8, 17:10 and prudent14:20 mattersor, speech.a comely1 Samuel 16:12 the Lord3:19, 10:7, 18:12-14; Genesis 39:2, 39:23; Matthew 1:23, 28:20ReciprocalNumbers 27:18 - a man; 1 Samuel 16:13 - the Spirit; 17:12 - David; 17:31 - sent for him; 17:58 - I am the son; 18:14 - the Lord; 1 Chronicles 9:20 - the Lord; Psalm 89:19 - I have laid; 131:1 - my heart; Proverbs 12:8 - commended; Haggai 2:4 - for; Zechariah 10:5 - as; Luke 1:66 - And the; John 7:42 - where Verse 19with the sheep1 Samuel 16:11, 17:15, 17:33, 17:34; Exodus 3:1-10; 1 Kings 19:19; Psalm 78:70-72, 113:8; Amos 1:1, 7:14, 7:15; Matthew 4:18-22Reciprocal1 Samuel 17:58 - I am the son Verse 20an ass ladenChamor lechem, literally, "an ass of bread," rendered by the LXX γομορ αρτων, a gomor of bread; meaning, probably, not an animal, but a vessel containing a certain measure of bread. 1 Samuel 10:27, 17:18, 25:18; Genesis 43:11; 2 Samuel 16:1, 16:2; Proverbs 18:16ReciprocalGenesis 27:9 - two Verse 21stood before himGenesis 41:46; Deuteronomy 1:38, 10:8; 1 Kings 10:8; Proverbs 22:29 loved himPsalm 62:9, 118:9, 146:3Reciprocal1 Samuel 16:16 - before thee; 17:55 - whose son; 18:2 - took him; 19:7 - in times past; 1 Kings 1:2 - a young virgin Verse 22ReciprocalGenesis 30:27 - favour; 39:4 - Joseph; Deuteronomy 1:38 - which standeth; 1 Samuel 16:16 - before thee; 17:55 - whose son; 1 Kings 1:2 - a young virgin; Psalm 131:1 - my heart; Daniel 1:5 - stand Verse 23the evil spirit1 Samuel 16:14, 16:16 Saul18:10, 18:11; Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-26Reciprocal2 Kings 3:15 - bring me; 1 Chronicles 13:8 - with harps