So Samuel did what the Lord told him, and he came to (A)Bethlehem. Then the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “(B)Do you come in peace?” And he said, “In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. (C)Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

When they entered, he looked at (D)Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lords anointed is standing before Him.”

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Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem,(A) the elders of the town trembled(B) when they met him. They asked, “Do you come in peace?(C)

Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate(D) yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab(E) and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”

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