1 Samuel 16:4 meaning and explanation
So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
1 Samuel 16:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Samuel has just been told by God to anoint a new king from Jesse's sons, though Saul still reigns and Samuel fears for his life. Bethlehem is a small town, and the arrival of the prophet, a figure of national authority, unsettles the elders, who meet him trembling.
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