And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
And he said, 'Peacefully. I have come to offer a sacrifice to the LORD. Make yourselves clean and holy, then come with me to the sacrifice.' And he made Jesse and his sons ceremonially clean and invited them to the sacrifice.
Samuel reassures the people that he comes in peace to worship God, and he specially prepares Jesse's family to join in the sacrifice.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of 1 Samuel, the prophet Samuel was sent by God to anoint a new king after Saul's disobedience, traveling to Bethlehem to Jesse's house under the guise of offering a sacrifice. This pretense was necessary to avoid suspicion from King Saul, who might have seen it as a threat. The sacrifice was a customary religious ritual in ancient Israel that allowed Samuel to gather and assess Jesse and his sons.
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