1 Samuel 16:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. ”

1 Samuel 16:5 - 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 16:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jesse and his sons . He had eight sons and two daughters, Zeruiah (mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel) and Abigail (mother of Amasa). David is the eighth here (verses: 10, 11), but called the sev...
1 Samuel 16:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. Sanctify...
1 Samuel 16:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. S...
1 Samuel 16:5 - 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 16:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice. — The answer at once re-assured the villagers. He had simply come to perform the usual rite of sacrifice among them. The reasons of his coming were unknown, but h...
1 Samuel 16:5 - 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 16:5 - 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 16:5 - 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 16:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) And 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? (5) And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacri...
1 Samuel 16:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said, peaceably I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord ,.... Which he could say with truth, it being one end of his coming, though not the only one for which he came, and which he was not oblig...
1 Samuel 16:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. Ver. 5....
1 Samuel 16:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord That was one intention of his coming; and though there was another, namely, to anoint one of Jesse's sons to be king, he was not bound to declare it. For where...
1 Samuel 16:5 - 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 16:5 - 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 16:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Sanctify yourselves; prepare yourselves in the manner expressed, Exodus 19:14,15 . To the sacrifice, Heb. in the sacrifice , i.e. join with me in this act of worshipping God, and offering thi...
1 Samuel 16:5 - 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 16:5 - 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 16:5 - 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 16:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. Samuel’s visit to Bethlehem 1. How much history is entwined around one locality! The very name of a village recalls events most...
1 Samuel 16:5 - 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 16:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Anointed by Samuel
1 Samuel 16:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:28 ; 2 Chronicles 30:17-20 ; Exodus 19:10 ; Exodus 19:14 ; Exodus 19:15 ; Job 1:5 ; Joel 2:16 ; Joshua 3:5 ; Joshua 7:13 ; Leviticus 20:7 ; Leviticus 20:8 ; Numbers 11:8...
1 Samuel 16:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He sanctified — It seems evident that there was something peculiar in Jesse's invitation. For first, both he and his sons were invited, whereas the others were only invited for their own persons. S...

1 Samuel 16:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 16:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 16:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 16:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 16:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 16:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 16:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 16:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 16:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes