1 Samuel 16:2

Good News Translation

“How can I do that?” Samuel asked. “If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!” The Lord answered, “Take a calf with you and say that you are there to offer a sacrifice to the Lord.

Cross References

Exodus 3:11

But Moses said to God, “I am nobody. How can I go to the king and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

Luke 1:34

Mary said to the angel, “I am a virgin. How, then, can this be?”

1 Samuel 16:3

Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell you what to do. You will anoint as king the man I tell you to.”

1 Samuel 20:29

‘Please let me go,’ he said, ‘because our family is celebrating the sacrificial feast in town, and my brother ordered me to be there. So then, if you are my friend, let me go and see my relatives.’ That is why he isn't in his place at your table.”

1 Samuel 9:12

“Yes, he is,” the young women answered. “In fact, he is just ahead of you. If you hurry, you will catch up with him. As soon as you go into town, you will find him. He arrived in town today because the people are going to offer a sacrifice on the altar on the hill. The people who are invited won't start eating until he gets there, because he has to bless the sacrifice first. If you go now, you will find him before he goes up the hill to eat.”