1 Samuel 16:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?”
1 Samuel 16:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 16:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 16:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?””
1 Samuel 16:4 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 16:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably? ”
1 Samuel 16:4 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken, and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the city tremble to meet him, and <FI>one<Fi> saith, `Is thy coming peace?'”
1 Samuel 16:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 16:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel did what Jehovah said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably? ”
1 Samuel 16:4 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 16:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Samuel did that the Lord bade him, and came to Beth-lehem, and the Elders of the towne were astonied at his comming, and sayd, Commest thou peaceablie?”
1 Samuel 16:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 16:4 in Context — 1 Samuel 16
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
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.
4 And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
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What Does 1 Samuel 16:4 Mean?
1 Samuel 16:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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