Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 16:8
1 Samuel 16:8 is verse 8 of 1 Samuel chapter 16, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
King James Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
World English Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
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1 Samuel 16:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
7 But 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.”
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
9 Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Samuel 17:13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,