1 Samuel 16:10

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'

11And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Are here all thy children?' And he said: 'There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.' And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.'

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:13and Jesse begot his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea 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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