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1 Samuel 16:2

SamuelSaul
FearGuidance and decisions

1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

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?

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BSB
“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
KJV
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.
WEB
Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
ASV
And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.
DARBY
And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.
BLB
And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears [it], he will kill me.” And YHWH said, “Take a heifer of the herd with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to YHWH.’
ÅB
Men Samuel sa: Hvordan kan jeg gjøre slik en ferd? Får Saul høre det, slår han meg ihjel. Da sa Herren: Ta med deg en kalv av buskapen og si: Jeg er kommet for å ofre til Herren.
OTB
Men Samuel sa: «Hvordan kan jeg gå? Hvis Saul hører om det, vil han drepe meg.» Og Herren sa: «Ta med deg en kvige og si: ‘Jeg er kommet for å ofre til Herren.’
B1930
Men Samuel sa: Hvorledes kan jeg gjøre slik en ferd? Får Saul høre det, slår han mig ihjel. Da sa Herren: Ta med dig en kalv av buskapen og si: Jeg er kommet for å ofre til Herren.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 9:12

    And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

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  • 1 Samuel 20:29

    And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.

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  • Matthew 10:16

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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  • Luke 1:34

    Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

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  • Jeremiah 38:26–27

    Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.

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  • Exodus 3:11

    And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

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  • 1 Kings 18:9–14

    And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

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