# 1 Samuel 16:1

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
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- Book: [1 Samuel](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel)
- Chapter: [1 Samuel 16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16)
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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 Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.