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1 Samuel 16:13

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 16:13

Verse 13 of 23

Scripture focus

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 16:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:13

Theological / Devotional

Horn. Heb. qeren, the “horn” of a bull, goat, or ram. The English word cornucopia is from qeren through the Latin cornu.

Spirit of the Lord. The Spirit of the Lord is no respecter of persons. He gave Saul a new heart and pointed out the pitfalls ahead of him. Yet Saul quickly rejected divine guidance. Now God proposed to guide David as He had tried in vain to guide Saul. As with many of the world’s great leaders, David grew up amid humble surroundings, quietly developing a sterling character under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who one day would qualify him fully for the part he was to play in the great controversy between good and evil. God’s Spirit “came upon David” at the time of his anointing, even as the Divine Spirit came upon Christ at His baptism (see on Matt. 3:16).

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