1 Samuel 16:3

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

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Interpretation

It appears that Saul was grown very wicked. Of what would he not be guilty, who durst think to kill Samuel?

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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 16:1-5.

Jesse Person: Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth ( Ruth 4:17 , 22; Matt. 1:5 , 6; Luke 3:32 ). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David ( 1 Sam. 17:12 ).