1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:8-12

8Then JesseH3448H413 calledH7121 AbinadabH41 and presented himH5674 toH6440 SamuelH8050, who saidH559, “The LORDH3068 has notH3808 chosenH977 thisH2088 one eitherH1571.”

9Next JesseH3448 presentedH5674 ShammahH8048,1 but Samuel saidH559, “The LORDH3068 has notH3808 chosenH977 thisH2088 one eitherH1571.”

10Thus JesseH3448 made sevenH7651 of his sonsH1121 passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050, but SamuelH8050H413 toldH559 himH3448, “The LORDH3068 has notH3808 chosenH977 any of theseH428.”

11And SamuelH8050H413 askedH559 himH3448, “Are these allH8552 the sons you haveH5288?”

“There is stillH5750H7604 the youngestH6996,” Jesse repliedH559, “but he isH2009 tendingH7462 the sheepH6629.”

“Send forH7971 himH3947,” SamuelH8050H413 repliedH559. “ForH3588 we will notH3808 sit downH5437 to eat untilH5704 he arrivesH935H6311.”

12So Jesse sent forH7971 his youngest son and brought him inH935. HeH1931 was ruddyH132, with beautifulH3303 eyesH5869H5973 and a handsomeH2896 appearanceH7210. And the LORDH3068 saidH559, “RiseH6965 and anoint himH4886, forH3588 heH1931 is the oneH2088.”

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  1. 1. 1 Samuel 16:9 Shammah is a variant of Shimeah, Shimea, and Shimei; see 2 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 21:21, and 1 Chronicles 2:13. ↩

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