1 Samuel 16:10

And Jessæ caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, The Lord has not chosen these.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

In Context

9And Jessæ caused Sama to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen + 16:9 Gr. in this one.this one.

11And Samuel said to Jessæ, + 16:11 Gr. Are thy sons come to an end?Hast thou no more sons? And Jessæ said, There is yet + 16:11 Or, the youngest.a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessæ, Send and fetch him, for we may not sit down till he comes.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:13And Jessæ begot his first-born Eliab, Aminadab was the second, Samaa the third,

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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