Study it in the app“Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the spirit of YHWH came mightily upon David from that day onward. Samuel rose and went to Ramah.”
When David is anointed, the spirit of YHWH comes upon him with powerThe Holy Spirit
Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלtookוַיִּקַּחthe hornאֶת קֶרֶןof oilהַשֶּׁמֶןand anointedוַיִּמְשַׁחhimאֹתוֹin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof his brothers;אֶחָיוand the spiritוַ רוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהcame mightilyתִּצְלַחuponאֶלDavidדָּוִדfrom thatמֵהַ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםonward.וָמָעְלָהSamuelשְׁמוּאֵלroseוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְto Ramah.הָרָמָתָה
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appearshorn
The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.
Where else “keren” appearsoil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appearsanoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “yimshach” appearsmidst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appearsSpirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearscome mightily
For YHWH's spirit to come mightily.
Where else “titslach” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsabove
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appearsRamah
See it on the mapWhere else “ramata” appearsTo anoint is to pour oil on someone’s head to show that God has set him apart for a task; from that word comes “Messiah” (“anointed”). Here the name of David appears for the first time in this book (before, in Ruth 4:17, 22).
Ramah ?
Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank
The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.
Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).
12He sent and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and good in appearance. And YHWH said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”
13 · This verse (above)
14The spirit of YHWH departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from YHWH terrified him.
