1 Samuel 16:8

Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

In Context

7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

9Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

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Cross References

1 Kings 4:11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

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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