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The difficulty of reconciling this verse with 1 Samuel 17:55, is met
thus: The words here are the ultimate sequence of David’s first
visit to Saul, and of his skill in music, and are therefore placed...
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III. DAVID, THE KING AFTER GOD'S HEART--HIS EXILE AND SUFFERING
1. David Anointed King and the Departure of the Spirit from Saul
CHAPTER 16
_ 1. David anointed king (1 Samuel 16:1)_
2. The Spirit...
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DAVID, SAUL'S MINSTREL. (J), the ancient narrative, continues 1 Samuel
14:52. The earlier and more authentic of the two accounts of David's
introduction to Saul (_cf._ 1 Samuel 17:55 ff.).
Saul became...
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HE. Saul.
HIM. David....
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David's introduction to the Court of Saul
14. _But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul_ Note the contrast
to 1 Samuel 16:13. As David rose, Saul sank.
_an evil spirit from the Lord_ The cause o...
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HIS ARMOUR-BEARER— The literal rendering of the original word
כלים נשׂא _nose kelim_ is, _bearer of the instruments or
weapons._ Of these there were three different sorts; the shield, the
spear, and t...
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_Saul Seeks a Musician._ 1 Samuel 16:14-23
14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
from the Lord troubled him.
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil sp...
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_AND DAVID CAME TO SAUL, AND STOOD BEFORE HIM: AND HE LOVED HIM
GREATLY; AND HE BECAME HIS ARMOURBEARER._
David came to Saul. Providence thus prepared David for his destiny, by
placing him in a way t...
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DAVID IS ANOINTED KING OVER ISRAEL
From 1 Samuel 16 on, the interest centres in David rather than in
Saul....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 16
SAMUEL *ANOINTS DAVID
V1 The *Lord said to Samuel, ‘You should not continue to be sad
about Saul. I do not accept him as the king of *Isra...
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AND HE BECAME HIS ARMOUR-BEARER. — But probably only for a very
short time. David returned, we should conclude, to Samuel, whose pupil
and friend we know he was. The seer was watching over the young m...
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וַ יָּבֹ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶל ־שָׁא֔וּל וַֽ
יַּעֲמֹ֖ד
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THE YOUNG HARPER BEFORE THE DEJECTED KING
1 Samuel 16:14
In one sentence we are told of the Spirit of the Lord coming upon
David, 1 Samuel 16:13, and in the next of the departure of the Spirit
from S...
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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 reb...
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_Bearer. This was an honourable office. (Haydock) --- Cyrus had been
employed by his grandfather Astyages in the same capacity, before he
came to the empire. (Atheneus xiv.) (Calmet)_...
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(19) Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me
David thy son, which is with the sheep. (20) And Jesse took an ass
laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by...
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Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there
follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very
striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
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In chapter 16 Samuel is sent of Jehovah to anoint this His chosen one.
All glorying in the flesh and its birthright are here set aside; and
the youngest, despised and forgotten of all, who kept the sh...
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AND DAVID CAME TO SAUL, AND STOOD BEFORE HIM,.... As a servant, and
ministered to him in the way, and for the purpose for which he was
sent:
AND HE LOVED HIM GREATLY; being a comely person, and a wel...
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And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him
greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
Ver. 21. _And he loved him greatly._] But better he had loved him
little, so he had loved him l...
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_David came to Saul and stood before him_ Ministered unto him among
the rest of his servants. This sufficiently shows that Saul had no
knowledge of the anointing of David, otherwise it cannot be suppo...
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1 Samuel sent by God, vnder pretence of a sacrifice, commeth to
Bethlehem.
6 His humane iudgement is reprooued.
11 He anointeth Dauid.
15 Saul sendeth for Dauid to quiet his euill spirit.
1 AND th...
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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...
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14-23 Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord
departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan
will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission,
t...
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STOOD BEFORE HIM, i.e. ministered unto him; or (as we use to speak)
waited upon him, as that phrase oft signifies; as DEUTERONOMY 1:38,
DEUTERONOMY 10:8. HE BECAME HIS ARMOUR-BEARER; he had that place...
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SAUL'S SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION RESULTS IN DAVID BEING INTRODUCED
INTO COURT CIRCLES (1 SAMUEL 16:14).
Sadly for Saul the Spirit of YHWH had departed from him. YHWH had now
rejected him as king, and...
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AND DAVID
Compare (1 Samuel 17:55).
The order of events is:
(1) David, whose skill on the harp, and valour in the combat with the
lion and bear (1 Samuel 17:34); (1 Samuel 17:36) were kn
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CONTENTS: Choice of David as king. His annointing and visit to Saul.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Samuel, David, Jesse, Saul, Eliab,
Abinadab, Shammah.
CONCLUSION: Whom God appoints, He annoints, a...
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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 had
G...
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_And David came to Saul, and stood before him._
LIFE IN A PALACE
1. We see one seated on a throne, and yet not happy. We see his royal
magnificence, and just as plainly we see his knitted brow and wi...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 16:14 Saul and David become acquainted
when David begins serving Saul. As the story develops, David will
become Saul’s most successful servant.
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 16:21 An ARMOR-BEARER was a close personal
attendant.
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 16:20. “AN ASS,” etc. The Hebrew is _an ass of bread.
Reland_ adduces a great number of quotations from Greek writers,
showing that the ancients used a bottle w...
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DAVID ANOINTED AS THE FUTURE KING, AND HIS FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SAUL.
(1 Samuel 16:1)
EXPOSITION
CHOICE OF DAVID AS
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So God said to Samuel, How long are you gonna mourn for Saul, seeing I
have rejected him from being the king, or reigning over Israel? [This
change of attitude, "I've rejected him, now how long are yo...
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1 Kings 10:8; Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 10:8; Genesis 41:46;...
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DAVID, THE SWEET PSALMIST OF ISRAEL
1 Samuel 16:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. David the shepherd lad. When Samuel came to Jesse, all of his sons
were brought before him, excepting David. The eldest, Eli...
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Stood before him — That is, waited upon him. And he loved him
greatly — So there was something good in Saul still: he had not lost
all, tho' he had lost the kingdom. Armour — bearer — He had that
plac...