11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the (A)sheep.”

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not [a]sit down till he comes here.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:11 So with LXX, Vg.; MT turn around; Tg., Syr. turn away

11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all(A) the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”(B)

Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”

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19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

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19 Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.(A)

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Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.

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“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,(A) and appointed you ruler(B) over my people Israel.(C)

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