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Samuel questions Jesse in the courtyard; Jesse points toward distant grazing hills while a household messenger leaves to fetch David. Brothers wait instead of sitting for the meal.
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1 Samuel 16:11

The youngest is with the flock

David Is Anointed · 1 Samuel 16

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11Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” And he said, “The youngest still remains, and behold, he is shepherding the flock.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”

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