1 Samuel 16:9
וַיַּעֲבֵר יִשַׁי שַׁמָּה וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם ־ בָּזֶה לֹא ־ בָחַר יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 17:13וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת בְּנֵֽי ־ יִשַׁי הַגְּדֹלִים הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי ־ שָׁאוּל לַמִּלְחָמָה וְשֵׁם ׀ שְׁלֹשֶׁת בָּנָיו אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָה אֱלִיאָב הַבְּכוֹר וּמִשְׁנֵהוּ אֲבִינָדָב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי שַׁמָּֽה ׃
1 Kings 4:11בֶּן ־ אֲבִֽינָדָב כָּל ־ נָפַת דֹּאר טָפַת בַּת ־ שְׁלֹמֹה הָיְתָה לּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה ׃ ס
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 →