# 1 Samuel 16:1

> Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

— 1 Samuel 16:1, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Bethlehem** (Judea · today Bethlehem) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/bethlehem

## Who appears

- **David** (king of Israel) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/david

## See also

- 1 Samuel 15:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/15/23
- 2 Kings 9:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/9/1
- 1 Samuel 15:35 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/15/35
- Psalms 78:68-71 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/78/68
- Romans 15:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/15/12
- 1 Samuel 10:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/10/1
- 1 Samuel 15:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/15/26
- 1 Samuel 16:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/16/15

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/16/1
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).