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1 Samuel 16:4-6
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4 Samuel did what the Lord told him.[a] When he arrived in Bethlehem, the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They[b] said, “Do you come in peace?” 5 He replied, “Yes, in peace. I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” So he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 When they arrived, Samuel[c] noticed[d] Eliab and said to himself,[e] “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king.”[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:4 tn Heb “said.”
  2. 1 Samuel 16:4 tc In the MT the verb is singular (“he said”), but the translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss and ancient versions in reading the plural (“they said”).
  3. 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “saw.”
  5. 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).
  6. 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “his anointed one.”
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