1 Samuel 16:9

Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

In Context

8Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.

10And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:13And the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.

1 Kings 4:11... the son of Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 16:7-14

David Anointed by Samuel. ( b. c. 1065.) 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord 's anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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