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1 Samuel 16 General Notes
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1 Samuel 16-31 Saul and David
Chapter 16 establishes God's choice of David to be the next king. David receives the Holy Spirit to empower and guide him as the king. This chapter also records the Holy Spirit leaving Saul because of his disobedience. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit)
Special concepts in this chapter
David chosen to be the next king
Humans judge others by what they look like, but God judges people by their true inner character. God rejected David's older brothers in favor of David, who truly loved and obeyed him. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical Question
God scolds Samuel with this rhetorical question for his unwillingness to accept God's decision: "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel?" It was wrong to mourn because it was God's punishment of Saul. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)