Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
New American Standard Bible
You shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will let you know what you are to do.
International Standard Version
The LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, "I've come to offer a sacrifice to the LORD.' You are to invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I'll show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for me the one I tell you."
A Conservative Version
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shall do. And thou shall anoint to me him whom I name to thee.
American Standard Version
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
Amplified
You shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do [after that]; and you shall anoint for Me the one whom I designate.”
Darby Translation
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
Julia Smith Translation
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do: and anoint to me whom I say to thee.
King James 2000
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do: and you shall anoint unto me him whom I name unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You will invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I will make known to you what you must do. You will anoint for me [the one] whom I tell you."
Modern King James verseion
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. And you shall anoint for Me whomever I name to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And call Jesse to the offering, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: And thou shalt anoint him whom I say unto thee."
NET Bible
Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you should do. You will anoint for me the one I point out to you."
New Heart English Bible
Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you."
The Emphasized Bible
Then shall thou bid Jesse to the sacrifice, - when, I, will let thee know what thou must do, so shalt thou anoint for me him whom I shall name unto thee.
Webster
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint to me him whom I name to thee.
World English Bible
Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you."
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou hast called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that which thou dost do, and thou hast anointed to Me him of whom I speak unto thee.'
Themes
Anointing » In consecration » David
Bible stories for children » The anointing of the young shepherd
Christian ministers » Influential in public affairs » Designate kings
Jesse » Samuel visits, under divine command, to select a successor to saul from his sons
Interlinear
Yada`
References
Hastings
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 16:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Is Anointed
2 And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord. 3 And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you. 4 And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:16
Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and on him you are to put the holy oil, making him ruler over my people Israel, and he will make my people safe from the hands of the Philistines: for I have seen the sorrow of my people, whose cry has come up to me.
Exodus 4:15
Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.
Acts 9:6
But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
Deuteronomy 17:14-15
When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and have taken it for a heritage and are living in it, if it is your desire to have a king over you, like the other nations round about you;
1 Samuel 9:12-13
And they said, He is; in fact he is before you: go quickly now, for he has come into the town today, for the people are making an offering in the high place today:
1 Samuel 16:12-13
So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
2 Samuel 15:11
And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.
Matthew 22:1-4
And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said: