1 Samuel 16:4
And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and said, + 16:4 Gr. is 'your coming in peace.' Do you come peaceably, you Seer?
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Genesis 48:7And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, your mother, died in the land of Chanaan, as I drew near to the horse-course of Chabratha of the land of Chanaan, so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried her in the road of the course; this is Bethlehem.
2 Samuel 6:9And David feared the Lord in that day, saying, How shall the ark of the Lord come in to me?
1 Kings 17:18And she said to Eliu, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come in to me to bring my sins to remembrance, and to kill my son?
1 Chronicles 12:17And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If you⌃ are come peaceably to me, let my heart be at peace with you: but if you⌃ are come to betray me to my enemies unfaithfully, the God of your fathers look upon it, and reprove it.
Hosea 6:5What shall I do to you, Ephraim? What shall I do to you, Juda? whereas your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that goes away.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 16:2-6
Samuel Goes to Bethlehem. ( b. c. 1065.) 1 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. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord . 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do:… Read the whole commentary →