1 Samuel 16:10

וַיַּעֲבֵר יִשַׁי שִׁבְעַת בָּנָיו לִפְנֵי שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל ־ יִשַׁי לֹא ־ בָחַר יְהוָה בָּאֵֽלֶּה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

9וַיַּעֲבֵר יִשַׁי שַׁמָּה וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם ־ בָּזֶה לֹא ־ בָחַר יְהוָֽה ׃

11וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל ־ יִשַׁי הֲתַמּוּ הַנְּעָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר עוֹד שָׁאַר הַקָּטָן וְהִנֵּה רֹעֶה בַּצֹּאן וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל ־ יִשַׁי שִׁלְחָה וְקָחֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא ־ נָסֹב עַד ־ בֹּאוֹ פֹֽה ׃

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:13וְאִישַׁי הוֹלִיד אֶת ־ בְּכֹרוֹ אֶת ־ אֱלִיאָב וַאֲבִינָדָב הַשֵּׁנִי וְשִׁמְעָא הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי ׃

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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