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But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7 KJV
First Samuel moves Israel from the judges to the monarchy. It begins with the birth of Samuel to Hannah, his work as prophet and the last judge, and the people's demand for a king. Saul is anointed, but his disobedience leads God to choose the shepherd David, who defeats Goliath. Much of the book follows Saul's jealous pursuit of David, and it ends with Saul's death in battle against the Philistines. It asks what kind of ruler can serve under God.
Author: Anonymous; tradition links it to Samuel, Nathan and Gad.
When it was written: Probably compiled around the 10th-6th centuries BC.
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
When Samuel is sent to anoint a new king, God corrects his focus on outward appearance, which sets up David's selection.
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1 Samuel has 31 chapters and 810 verses in the King James Version.
Author: Anonymous; tradition links it to Samuel, Nathan and Gad. When it was written: Probably compiled around the 10th-6th centuries BC.
First Samuel moves Israel from the judges to the monarchy. It begins with the birth of Samuel to Hannah, his work as prophet and the last judge, and the people's demand for a king. Saul is anointed, but his disobedience leads God to choose the shepherd David, who defeats Goliath. Much of the book follows Saul's jealous pursuit of David, and it ends with Saul's death in battle against the Philistines. It asks what kind of ruler can serve under God.
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