Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
1 Samuel 16:10
Again, Jesse made seven] RV simply, 'And Jesse made seven.' The sons already named are included in the seven.
Again, Jesse made seven] RV simply, 'And Jesse made seven.' The sons already named are included in the seven.
Verse 1 Samuel 16:10. _SEVEN OF HIS SONS_] This certainly was not done _publicly_; Samuel, Jesse, and his children, must have been in a _private_ apartment, previously to the public feast on the sacr...
SEVEN - i. e., including the three who had already passed. It appears that Jesse had eight sons; but in 1 Chronicles 2:13, only seven are ascribed to him....
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...
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 as a l...
AGAIN. So. SEVEN. See note on 1 Samuel 16:5....
AGAIN, JESSE MADE SEVEN OF HIS SONS— _Thus Jesse made,_ &c. Waterland....
_Samuel Anoints David._ 1 Samuel 16:7-13 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for _the Lord seeth_ not as man see...
_BUT THE LORD SAID UNTO SAMUEL, LOOK NOT ON HIS COUNTENANCE, OR ON THE HEIGHT OF HIS STATURE; BECAUSE I HAVE REFUSED HIM: FOR THE LORD SEETH NOT AS MAN SEETH; FOR MAN LOOKETH ON THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE...
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...
SEVEN OF HIS SONS. — These seven, with David, the youngest, make eight. In 1 Chronicles 2:13 only seven of the family are recorded: one apparently of that bright band of youths died young....
וַ יַּעֲבֵ֥ר יִשַׁ֛י שִׁבְעַ֥ת בָּנָ֖יו לִ פְ
CHAPTER XXII. _ DAVID ANOINTED BY SAMUEL._ 1 Samuel 16:1. THE rejection of Saul was laid very deeply to heart by Samuel. No doubt there many engaging qualities in the man Saul, which Samuel could no...
GOD'S CHOICE OF HIS ANOINTED 1 Samuel 16:1 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 preceding. H...
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...
_Seven. David was absent. Isai had eight sons, chap. xvii. 12. Yet only seven are mentioned, 1 Paralipomenon ii. 13. Perhaps one of those whom he produced on this occasion, might be a grandson, or one...
(8) Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. (9) Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this....
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...
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...
AGAIN JESSE MADE SEVEN OF HIS SONS PASS BEFORE SAMUEL,.... Not seven more, for he had but eight sons in all with David, 1 Samuel 17:12 but four more, which with the other three made seven; three of th...
Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. Ver. 10. _Again, Jesse made seven of his sons._] For he had eight in all, 1Sa 17...
_Again_ (or rather, _Thus_) _Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel_ Not all at once, but seven in all, one after another, in order, David being the eighth. See 1 Samuel 17:12. Probably, h...
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...
Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel, that is, a total of seven, including the three oldest. AND SAMUEL SAID UNTO JESSE, THE LORD HATH NOT CHOSEN THESE....
DAVID ANOINTED BY SAMUEL...
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...
6-13 It was strange that Samuel, who had been so disappointed in Saul, whose countenance and stature recommended him, should judge of another man by that rule. We can tell how men look, but God can t...
SEVEN OF HIS SONS, i.e. the rest of his sons, which were seven, besides David; for in all he had eight, 1 SAMUEL 17:12. It is true, there are but seven of them named 1 CHRONICLES 2:13, but that may be...
1 Samuel 16:10 Jesse H3448 seven H7651 sons H1121 pass H5674 (H8686) before H6440 Samuel H8050 Samuel H8050 said
THE ANOINTING OF DAVID AS PROSPECTIVE KING OVER ISRAEL. THE SPIRIT OF YHWH COMES MIGHTILY ON HIM (1 SAMUEL 16:1). It is a sad reflection on what Saul's reign had become that the elders of Bethlehem we...
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...
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...
_Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel._ HOW GOD’S ELECTION WORKS Our subject is the choosing of a king from among the sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite. This narrative shows how the choosi...
_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 mome...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 16:1 The Story of Saul and David. Now that Saul has been completely rejected as king, David is introduced as his successor. God trains David, through suffering, to lead his p...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 16:10 SEVEN OF HIS SONS. Was David the seventh son or the eighth? Jesse had eight sons according to 1 Samuel 17:12. David is listed as “seve
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 16:7. “THE LORD SAID.” “In like manner the Lord in the days of His flesh read and answered men’s thoughts.” Compare Matthew 12:25; Luke 5:22, etc. _(Biblical Co...
DAVID ANOINTED AS THE FUTURE KING, AND HIS FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SAUL. (1 Samuel 16:1) EXPOSITION CHOICE OF DAVID AS
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...
1 Chronicles 2:13...
Seven — There are but seven named, 1 Chronicles 2:13, because one of them was either born of a concubine: or, died immediately after this time....
Did Jesse have eight sons as indicated in this verse, or only seven as indicated in 1 Chronicles 2:13-15? PROBLEM: Although 1 Samuel 16 only names the three oldest brothers of David, verse 10 states t...