Verse 13
13. Anointed him in the midst of his brethren But though these sons of Jesse saw this honour conferred on their youngest brother, they seem not to have understood its meaning. They may have thought that he was anointed because of some desire or intention of the prophet to make him a pupil of one of the prophetical schools.
The Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward “A spirit of prudence to behave himself wisely upon all occasions; with a spirit of courage, so that he durst grapple with a lion and a bear; and the spirit of prophecy, in which he was afterwards very eminent. In short, a spirit fit for a prince.”- Patrick. It does not appear that Samuel informed David of his destiny, as he did Saul; but the special movings of the Spirit on his heart, and the successive developments of Providence in his favour, must have gradually convinced him that he was sooner or later to be recognized as the Lord’s anointed. At a later time this seems to have been openly revealed. 2 Samuel 3:18.
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