1 Samuel 16:1 meaning and explanation
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
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God speaks to Samuel, the prophet who anointed Saul as king and is still grieving Saul's rejection for disobedience. The Lord does not scold the grief but redirects it: mourning must give way to mission.
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