Samuel did what the Lord directed and went to Bethlehem.(A) When the elders of the town met him, they trembled[a] and asked, “Do[b] you come in peace?” (B)

“In peace,” he replied. “I’ve come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves(C) and come with me to the sacrifice.”[c] Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:4 LXX reads were astonished
  2. 16:4 DSS, LXX read “Seer, do
  3. 16:5 LXX reads and rejoice with me today

Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem,(A) the elders of the town trembled(B) when they met him. They asked, “Do you come in peace?(C)

Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate(D) yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

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