And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
What does 1 Samuel 16:2 mean?
It appears that Saul was grown very wicked. Of what would he not be guilty, who durst think to kill Samuel?
Key themes
HopeLeadershipAnointingObedience
Read with
Keep this verse inside 1 Samuel 16:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Samuel Person
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Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .
- Saul Person
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Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .