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1 Samuel 16:21

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David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

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Bethlehem, a town in Judah about six miles south of Jerusalem, was David’s home and the place where Samuel had anointed him. In this passage, David’s move from Bethlehem to Saul’s court marks God’s providential beginning of his service near the king he would later succeed.

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1 Samuel 16:21 mentions Bethlehem.

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