Today's Reading | May 11, 2025
1 Samuel 16:1–23
Introduction 1 Samuel 16:1–23: Saul had been anointed as Israel’s first king (see 1 Samuel 9:1—10:27), but God has now rejected Saul as king. God now instructs the prophet Samuel to anoint David, a young shepherd boy, to be Israel’s next king. Saul is tormented by an evil spirit, and David is sent to play his harp for Saul. Saul…
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