Samuel Anoints David

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn^(A) for Saul, since I have rejected^(B) him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil^(C) and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse^(D) of Bethlehem. I have chosen^(E) one of his sons to be king.”

¹⁰ Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The Lord has not chosen these.”

² The man’s name was Elimelek,^(A) his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.^(B) They were Ephrathites^(C) from Bethlehem,^(D) Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.