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The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you be filled with sorrow because of Saul? I have refused to have him as king over Israel. Fill your animal horn with olive oil and go on your way. I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king."
Reference
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl)
Samuel (i.e. Shemuel), an Israelite
Hebrew: Shᵉmûwʼêl
Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
Greek: πῶς (pōs)
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
Hebrew: ʼay
where? hence how?
Hebrew: ʼârôk
long
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὀδύνη (odýnē)
grief (as dejecting)
Hebrew: ʼăbôwy
want
Hebrew: gâlâl
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Greek: Σαούλ (Saoúl)
Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
Hebrew: Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Greek: Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl)
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Greek: ἐμπίπλημι (empíplēmi)
to fill in (up), i.e. (by implication) to satisfy (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: mᵉlâʼ
to fill
Greek: κέρας (kéras)
a horn (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: qeren
a horn (literally or for sound)
Greek: ἔλαιον (élaion)
olive oil
Hebrew: mᵉshach
oil
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἄπειμι (ápeimi)
to go away
Hebrew: ʼârach
to travel
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: πάροδος (párodos)
a by-road, i.e. (actively) a route
Hebrew: ʼôrach
a road
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: εἰμί (eimí)
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Greek: Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí)
Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite
Hebrew: Yishay
Jishai, David's father
Greek: Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém)
Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
Hebrew: Bêyth Lechem
Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἐκλεκτός (eklektós)
select; by implication, favorite
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Kingdom
1 Samuel 15:23
1 Samuel 15:35
Romans 15:12
1 Samuel 15:26
2 Kings 9:6
1 Samuel 15:11
Parallel theme
2 Kings 9:1
1 Samuel 16:15
References Israel
1 Samuel 9:16
References Lord
1 Samuel 10:1
Verse Explanation
The Lord asked Samuel how long he would continue mourning for Saul since God had rejected him as king over Israel. God instructed Samuel to fill his horn with oil and go to Bethlehem to anoint a new king from Jesse's sons. This marked a new beginning for Israel and showed that God's plan continued despite Saul's failure.
History
Approx. 1025–1010 BC: David's anointing period.