1 Samuel 16:1-10

1Now the LordH3068 saidH559 to SamuelH8050, “1HowH4970 longH5704 will you grieveH56 overH413 SaulH7586, since 2I have rejectedH3988 him from beingH4427 kingH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478? 3FillH4390 your hornH7161 with oilH8081 and goH1980; I will sendH7971 you to 4JesseH3448 the BethlehemiteH1022, for I have 5selectedH7200 a kingH4428 for Myself among his sonsH1121.” 2But SamuelH8050 saidH559, “HowH349 can I goH1980? When SaulH7586 hearsH8085 of it, he will killH2026 me.” And the LordH3068 saidH559, “6TakeH3947 a heiferH5697 with you and sayH559, ‘I have comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068.’ 3You shall inviteH7121 JesseH3448 to the sacrificeH2077, and 7I will showH3045 you whatH834 you shall doH6213; and 8you shall anointH4886 for Me the one whomH834 I 9designateH559 to you.” 4So SamuelH8050 didH6213 whatH834 the LordH3068 saidH1696, and cameH935 to 10BethlehemH1035. And the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892 cameH2729 tremblingH2729 to meetH7122 him and saidH559, “11Do you comeH935 in peaceH7965?” 5He saidH559, “In peaceH7965; I have comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068. 12ConsecrateH6942 yourselves and comeH935 with me to the sacrificeH2077.” He also consecratedH6942 JesseH3448 and his sonsH1121 and invitedH7121 them to the sacrificeH2077.

6When they enteredH935, he lookedH7200 at 13EliabH446 and thoughtH559, “SurelyH389 the Lord’sH3068 anointedH4899 is beforeH5048 Him.” 7But the LordH3068 saidH559 to SamuelH8050, “Do not lookH5027 at his appearanceH4758 or at the heightH6967 of his statureH6967, becauseH3588 I have rejectedH3988 him; for 14GodH430 sees not as manH120 seesH7200, for manH120 looksH7200 at the outwardH5869 appearanceH5869, 15but the LordH3068 looksH7200 at the heartH3824.” 8Then JesseH3448 calledH7121 16AbinadabH41 and made him passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. And he saidH559, “The LordH3068 has not chosenH977 thisH2088 oneH2088 eitherH1571.” 9Next JesseH3448 made 1718ShammahH8048 passH5674 by. And he saidH559, “The LordH3068 has not chosenH977 thisH2088 oneH2088 eitherH1571.” 10Thus JesseH3448 made sevenH7651 of his sonsH1121 passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. But SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, “The LordH3068 has not chosenH977 theseH428.”