What was the relationship between Samuel and David?
The Lord sent Samuel to Bethlehem. There he anointed David, the youngest of Jesse’s sons, in the midst of his brothers. 1 Samuel 16:1, 11-13
What the Bible says
1 Samuel 16:7
And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.
1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel rose up, and went to Ramatha.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Did you know?
Years later, when Saul was pursuing him, David went to take refuge with Samuel in Ramah. 1 Samuel 19:18