1 Samuel 16:11

“And Samuel said unto Jesse, are here all thy children? etc.] For neither of these being the person God would have anointed king, and yet it was one of Jesse’s sons that was to be anointed, he concluded he must have more, at least one more, and therefore puts this question to him: and he said, there remaineth yet the youngest; or, “the little one” f321; not of a little diminutive stature, for he was a mighty man, a man of strength, courage, and valour, (<091618>1 Samuel 16:18) or of a puerile age, for the Jews say f322 he was now twenty nine years of age; but that is not likely, he hardly exceeded more than twenty, or was so much; thereabout he might be; but he is so called because he was the…”

“HE ANOINTS DAVID. (Sa1 16:11-14) There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep--Jesse having evidently no idea of David's wisdom and bravery, spoke of him as the most unfit. God, in His providence, so ordered it, that the appointment of David might the more clearly appear to be a divine purpose, and not the design either of Samuel or Jesse. David having not been sanctified with the rest of his family, it is probable that he returned to his pastoral duties the moment the special business on which he had been summoned was done.”

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“Keepeth sheep - And consequently is the most unfit of all my sons for that high employment. Either therefore he did not understand David's wisdom and valour, or he judged him unfit, by reason of his mean education. And God so ordered it by his providence, that David's choice might plainly appear to be God's work, and not Samuel's, or Jesse's. David signifies beloved: a fit name for so eminent a type of the Beloved Son. It is supposed, David was now about twenty years old. If so, his troubles by Saul lasted near ten years: for he was thirty years old when Saul died. Samuel having done this went to Ramah. He retired to die in peace, since his eyes had seen the salvation, even the sceptre…”

“There remaineth: Sa1 17:12-15, Sa1 17:28; Sa2 7:8; Ch1 17:7; Psa 78:70, Psa 78:71 down: Heb. round 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 16:12”