KJV King James Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 16:8
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
WEB World English Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has Yahweh chosen this one.”
ASV American Standard Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, ‘Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 16
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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 Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
11 And 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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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקְרָ֤אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toיִשַׁי֙H3448 · yi.shayJesseאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔בH41 · a.vi.na.davAbinadabוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּH5674 · a.varto passלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeשְׁמוּאֵ֑לH8050 · she.mu.elSamuelוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoבָּזֶ֖הH2088 · zehthisלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotבָחַ֥רH977 · ba.charto chooseיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
1 Samuel 17:13And the three eldest sons of Jesse went [and] followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle [were] Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.1 Chronicles 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
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