1 Samuel 16:1 to 13 tells how the LORD sends Samuel to Jesse in Bethlehem with a horn of oil. Seven of Jesse’s sons pass before Samuel, and the LORD says he looks at the heart. The youngest son is keeping the sheep. Read the story in short sentences, then the real verse.
10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
king
a man who rules a country
noun
oil
a smooth liquid made from plants
noun
sheep
an animal with wool
noun
spirit
the Spirit of God: his power and presence on a person
noun
over
above others and in charge of them
preposition
how
a word to ask in what way
adverb
pass
to go by someone or something
verb
yet
until now; up to this time
adverb
keep
to look after and guard
verb
rise
to get up; to stand up
verb
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
The LORD sends Samuel to Jesse with a horn of oil, for he has provided a king among Jesse’s sons.
Seven sons pass before Samuel, and the LORD says he looks at the heart, not at the outward appearance.
Jesse says the youngest remains, keeping the sheep. Samuel says to send for him, and Jesse brings him in.
The LORD says: Arise, anoint him. Samuel anoints him among his brothers, and the LORD’s Spirit comes on David.
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After 4 lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
1 Samuel 16:7 · WEB
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What was Samuel’s horn for? 1 Samuel 16:1 has the LORD tell him to fill his horn with oil. The unfoldingWord entry on horn says the word was sometimes used for a flask shaped like a horn, for holding water or oil, and that a flask of oil was used for anointing a king.
Source: World English Bible · Public domain; Translation Words (en_tw) · CC BY-SA 4.0
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then 4 short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
1 Samuel 16:1 to 13, in the World English Bible.
The LORD says he has provided a king for himself among Jesse’s sons (1 Samuel 16:1).
The LORD says man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7).
Jesse says the youngest remains and is keeping the sheep (1 Samuel 16:11).
Samuel takes the horn of oil and anoints David in the middle of his brothers (1 Samuel 16:13).
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