- 1 Samuel 3:10:
“The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’”
- 1 Samuel 16:7:
“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’”
- 1 Samuel 12:16:
“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!”
- 1 Samuel 16:12-13:
“So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said, ‘Rise and anoint him; this is the one.’ So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.”
- 1 Samuel 16:14:
“Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.”
- 1 Samuel 3:19-20:
“The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord.”
- 1 Samuel 7:12:
“Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the Lord has helped us.’”
- 1 Samuel 9:17:
“When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, ‘This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.’”
- 1 Samuel 3:21:
“The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.”
- 1 Samuel 16:11:
“So he asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’ ‘There is still the youngest,’ Jesse answered. ‘He is tending the sheep.’ Samuel said, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.’”
- 1 Samuel 15:22:
“But Samuel replied: ‘Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.’”
- 1 Samuel 2:26:
“And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.”
- 1 Samuel 16:6-7:
“When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.’ But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’”
- 1 Samuel 15:1:
“Samuel said to Saul, ‘I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord.’”
- 1 Samuel 7:9:
“Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.”
- 1 Samuel 10:1:
“Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, ‘Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?’”
- 1 Samuel 12:23:
“As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.”
- 1 Samuel 9:27:
“As they were going down to the edge of the town, Samuel said to Saul, ‘Tell the servant to go on ahead of us’—and the servant did so—‘but you stay here for a while, so that I may give you a message from God.’”
- 1 Samuel 3:15:
“Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,”
- 1 Samuel 16:5:
“Samuel replied, ‘Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.’ Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.”
- 1 Samuel 3:11:
“And the Lord said to Samuel: ‘See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.’”
- 1 Samuel 8:22:
“The Lord answered, ‘Listen to them and give them a king.’ Then Samuel said to the Israelites, ‘Everyone go back to your own town.’”
- 1 Samuel 16:3:
“Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate.”
- 1 Samuel 16:18:
“One of the servants answered, ‘I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with him.’”
- 1 Samuel 12:24:
“But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.”
- 1 Samuel 7:3:
“So Samuel said to all the Israelites, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.’”
- 1 Samuel 13:14:
“But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”
- 1 Samuel 2:11:
“Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the Lord under Eli the priest.”
- 1 Samuel 4:1:
“And Samuel’s word came to all Israel.”
- 1 Samuel 1:9:
“Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.”