1 Samuel 16:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 16:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 16:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.”
1 Samuel 16:13 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 16:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.”
1 Samuel 16:13 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anointeth him in the midst of his brethren, and prosper over David doth the Spirit of Jehovah from that day and onwards; and Samuel riseth and goeth to Ramath.”
1 Samuel 16:13 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 16:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.”
1 Samuel 16:13 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 16:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Samuel tooke the horne of oyle, and anoynted him in the middes of his brethren. And the Spirit of the Lord came vpon Dauid, from that day forwarde: then Samuel rose vp, and went to Ramah.”
1 Samuel 16:13 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 16:13 in Context — 1 Samuel 16
11 Puis Samuel dit à Isaï: Sont-ce là tous tes fils? Et il répondit: Il reste encore le plus jeune, mais il fait paître les brebis. Alors Samuel dit à Isaï: Envoie-le chercher, car nous ne nous placerons pas avant qu’il ne soit venu ici.
12 Isaï l’envoya chercher. Or il était blond, avec de beaux yeux et une belle figure. L’Éternel dit à Samuel: Lève-toi, oins-le, car c’est lui!
13 Samuel prit la corne d’huile, et l’oignit au milieu de ses frères. L’esprit de l’Éternel saisit David, à partir de ce jour et dans la suite. Samuel se leva, et s’en alla à Rama.
14 L’esprit de l’Éternel se retira de Saül, qui fut agité par un mauvais esprit venant de l’Éternel.
15 Les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: Voici, un mauvais esprit de Dieu t’agite.
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What Does 1 Samuel 16:13 Mean?
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