Chapter 16:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ruth 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 16
16:1 And the LORD said unto
Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul,
a
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.
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a) Signifying that we should not show ourselves
more pitiful than God, nor to lament those whom he casts out.
16:2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear
[it], he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I
am come b to sacrifice to the LORD.
(b) That is, to make a peace offering, which may
be done even though the ark was not there.
16:4 And Samuel did
that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town c
trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
(c) Afraid, lest some grievous crime had been
committed, because the prophet was not wont to come there.
16:6 And it came to
pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the
LORD'S d anointed [is] before him.
(d) Thinking that Eliab had been appointed by God
to be made king.
16:14
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an e
evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
(e) The wicked spirits are at God's commandment
to execute his will against the wicked.
16:18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a f
son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, [that is] cunning in playing, and a mighty
valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and
the LORD [is] with him.
(f) Though David was now anointed king by the
prophet, yet God would strengthen and test him in various ways before he had
the use of his kingdom.
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 g
refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
(g) God would have Saul receive this benefit from
David's hand, that his condemnation might be even more evident, for his
cruel hate toward him.
Chapter 16:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ruth 2 Samuel
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