1 Samuel 16:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And 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. ”

1 Samuel 16:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel Anoints David (E 2) or (R). A better division would be in the middle of 1 Samuel 15:35 , so as to begin the new section with And Yahweh repented. etc. Many authorities regard this section a...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And 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. Call Jesse to the sacrifice - The common custom was, after the blo...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And 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. Call Jesse to the sacrifice - i:e., the social feast that fo...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David is anointed King over Israel From 1 Samuel 16 on, the interest centres in David rather than in Saul.
1 Samuel 16:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And thou shalt anoint. — From very early times the ceremony of anointing to important offices was customary among the Hebrews. In the first instance, all the priests were anointed ( Exodus 40:15 ;...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXII. DAVID ANOINTED BY SAMUEL. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 . THE rejection of Saul was laid very deeply to heart by Samuel. No doubt there many engaging qualities in the man Saul, which Samuel c...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Choice of His Anointed 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The anointing of the young shepherd, with his ruddy cheeks and deep, poetic eyes, is a beautiful episode, in very marked contrast to the events pre...
1 Samuel 16:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the third section of this Book, throughout which David is the principal figure. It would seem that Samuel had given himself over to the sadness occasioned by Saul's failure. Jehovah re...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 to sacrifice to the LORD. (3) And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and...
1 Samuel 16:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And call Jesse to the sacrifice ,.... His family, both him and his sons, to partake of the peace offerings; as every offerer had a right to invite his friends, and whomsoever he pleased, to eat of t...
1 Samuel 16:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And 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. Ver. 3. And call Jesse to the sacrifice. ] Who was grandchild t...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Call Jesse to the sacrifice To the feast upon the sacrifice, to which they might invite their neighbours and friends. The elders trembled at his coming Because it was strange and unexpected to th...
1 Samuel 16:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel's mourning for Saul was deep and real; nevertheless it must not be too long protracted. The Lord stirs him up now to some positive action. God has chosen a king from among the sons of Jesse, a...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem. B. C. 1065. 1 And the L ORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt t...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Call Jesse to the sacrifice, i.e. invite him to the feast, which, after the manner, was made of the flesh of the sacrifice; and it belonged to Samuel, as the offerer of the sacrifice, to invite who...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Anointing of David As Prospective King Over Israel. The Spirit Of YHWH Comes Mightily On Him ( 1 Samuel 16:1-13 ). It is a sad reflection on what Saul's reign had become that the elders of Bet...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 16:1 . “How long wilt thou mourn,” etc. “These words show that the prophet had not yet been able to reconcile himself to the hidden ways of the Lord; tha...
1 Samuel 16:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:7 . The Lord said to Samuel. A cloud of proofs demonstrate, that the Eternal Word did personally accompany the holy prophets, and talk with them by voice in open vision. What nation ha...
1 Samuel 16:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID ANOINTED AS THE FUTURE KING , AND HIS FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SAUL . ( 1 Samuel 16:1-9 ) EXPOSITION CHOICE OF DAVID AS SUCCESSOR TO SAUL ( 1 Samuel 16:1-...
1 Samuel 16:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Anointed by Samuel
1 Samuel 16:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:12 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 1 Samuel 9:12 ; 1 Samuel 9:13 ; 1 Samuel 9:16 ; 2 Samuel 15:11 ; Acts 9:6 ; Deuteronomy 17:14 ; Exodus 4:15 ; Matthew 22:1-4

1 Samuel 16:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 16:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 16:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 16:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 16:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 16:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 16:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge