1 Samuel 16:11

Translations

Modern

And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

Traditional

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Literal

And Samuel said to Jesse, “The young men are finished?” And he said, “Yet there remains the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”

Latin

Dixitque Samuel ad Isai: Numquid jam completi sunt filii? Qui respondit: Adhuc reliquus est parvulus, et pascit oves. Et ait Samuel ad Isai: Mitte, et adduc eum: nec enim discumbemus priusquam huc ille veniat.

Original

Hebrew

English

And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

Notes

1 Samuel 16:1–23

David replaced Saul as king. David and Saul were alike in these ways:

Samuel anointed both.
Neither was pursuing the position of king.
Both were unlikely choices (Saul was from the smallest tribe, and David was the youngest son).
They were both good-looking (1 Samuel 9:2; 16:12).
The Spirit rushed upon each when anointed as king (1 Samuel 10:10; 11:6; 16:13).

The main difference was that David was "a man after [God's] own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14; compare 16:7), while Saul was not.

Theme notes and profiles

David Samuel Saul David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders

Events

Reign of Saul

Related verses

Psalm 78:70–71
He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
2 Samuel 7:8
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:7
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
1 Samuel 17:28
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
2 Samuel 13:3
Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
1 Samuel 17:12–15
Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.

People

Jesse: Father of King David Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings

Glossary

Anoint Bethlehemite David Family Life and Relations Horn Jesse (Person) Psalm 151 Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Christian Minister: Influential in Public Affairs: Designate Kings Church and State: Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Withdraws Support and Anoints a Successor David: King of Israel: A Shepherd David: King of Israel: Genealogy of Industry: David Israel: Under the Kings Before the Separation Into Two Kingdoms: David Anointed As King Jesse: Samuel Visits, Under Divine Command, to Select a Successor to Saul from his Sons Jesus, the Christ: Shepherd, Jesus the True: Typified: David King: How Chosen: David and the Davidic Dynasty Sheep: Flocks of Attended by Members of the Family Shepherd: David Shepherds: Members of the Family Both Male and Female Acted As The First Born: Superseded: David's Brothers the Shepherd Christ: Typified: David

1 Samuel 16:11

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