13 Accordingly Samuel took the horn of oil+ and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the spirit of Jehovah began to be operative upon David from that day forward.+ Later Samuel rose and went his way to Raʹmah.+

12* Now David was the son of this Ephʹrath·ite+ from Bethʹle·hem of Judah whose name was Jesʹse. And he had eight sons.+ And in the days of Saul the man was already old among men.*

3 concerning his Son, who sprang from the seed* of David+ according to the flesh,+