1 Samuel 16:3 meaning and explanation

Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”

1 Samuel 16:3, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Samuel, who is grieving over Saul's rejection and afraid Saul will kill him if he travels to Bethlehem to anoint a rival king. God answers the fear with a plan: a sacrifice that gives Samuel a legitimate reason to gather the town, and an invitation to Jesse and his sons.

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