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1 Samuel 16:2 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 16 · verse 2 · King James Version
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 to sacrifice to the LORD.1 Samuel 16:2 · King James Version
1 Samuel 16:2 in context
1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, 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.
2And 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 to sacrifice to the LORD.
3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
4And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
Key words (Strong's)
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- heiferbâqârbeef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either genderH1241 →
- heiferʻeglâha calf, especially one nearly grownH5697 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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