God’s divine choice of David
“Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, ‘The
“Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, ‘The
“So the LORD delivered Israel that day, and the battle spread beyond Beth-aven” (1 Sam 14:23).
“Saul said, ‘Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.’ And Jonathan was taken. Then Saul
“Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod. And his
“It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight
“And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, ‘What shall we do with
“Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them and
“‘Woe to us! Who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are
“Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod…. Now the
“Then they arose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned again to
“So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long
“Then the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled themselves at Shiloh, and set up