David’s anointing by Samuel

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Old Testament event anointing biblical event religious ritual

David’s anointing by Samuel is the biblical event in which the prophet Samuel, acting on God’s command, secretly chose and consecrated the young shepherd David as the future king of Israel.

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Label	Occurrences
David’s anointing by Samuel canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old Testament event ⓘ anointing ⓘ biblical event ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ
associatedWithQuote	“Man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” ⓘ
characterizedBy	divine selection based on the heart ⓘ secrecy from Saul ⓘ
describedIn	1 Samuel 16:1–13 ⓘ
follows	God’s rejection of Saul’s kingship ⓘ Samuel’s mourning for Saul ⓘ
hasAgent	Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	God’s command to Samuel to anoint a new king ⓘ
hasContext	rejection of Saul as king ⓘ
hasDivineAgent	Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGenre	narrative prose ⓘ
hasLocation	Bethlehem NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainParticipant	David NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse’s sons ⓘ
hasPurpose	designation of David as future king of Israel ⓘ transfer of divine favor from Saul to David ⓘ
hasRecipient	David NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSetting	house of Jesse ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme	God’s sovereignty over kingship ⓘ beginning of Davidic covenant line ⓘ divine election ⓘ preference for inner character over outward appearance ⓘ
includesAction	David is summoned from tending the sheep ⓘ Jesse’s sons pass before Samuel ⓘ Samuel anoints David with oil ⓘ Samuel offers a sacrifice ⓘ Samuel travels to Bethlehem ⓘ Spirit of the Lord comes upon David ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySource	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
partOf	Books of Samuel narrative ⓘ
precededBy	Saul’s disobedience to God ⓘ
relatedTo	David’s later anointing as king over all Israel ⓘ David’s later public anointing as king over Judah ⓘ Saul’s anointing by Samuel ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
resultsIn	Spirit of the Lord rushing upon David ⓘ beginning of David’s rise to kingship ⓘ divine rejection of Saul becoming manifest ⓘ
significanceInChristianity	prefiguration of Christ as anointed king (Messiah) ⓘ
significanceInJudaism	foundation of Davidic royal line ⓘ
timePeriod	monarchic period of ancient Israel (traditional dating) ⓘ

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Input

Subject: David’s anointing by Samuel
Description of subject: David’s anointing by Samuel is the biblical event in which the prophet Samuel, acting on God’s command, secretly chose and consecrated the young shepherd David as the future king of Israel.

Referenced by (1)

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Saul–David conflict → precondition → David’s anointing by Samuel ⓘ