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 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.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 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.
14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
15 And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
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What Does 1 Samuel 16:13 Mean?
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