Lux Domini
And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

What does 1 Samuel 16:5 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

Jesse Person

Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth ( Ruth 4:17 , 22; Matt. 1:5 , 6; Luke 3:32 ). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David ( 1 Sam. 17:12 ).