1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:4-11

4So SamuelH8050 didH6213 whatH834 the LordH3068 saidH1696, and cameH935 to 1BethlehemH1035. And the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892 cameH2729 tremblingH2729 to meetH7122 him and saidH559, “2Do you comeH935 in peaceH7965?” 5He saidH559, “In peaceH7965; I have comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068. 3ConsecrateH6942 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 4EliabH446 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 5GodH430 sees not as manH120 seesH7200, for manH120 looksH7200 at the outwardH5869 appearanceH5869, 6but the LordH3068 looksH7200 at the heartH3824.” 8Then JesseH3448 calledH7121 7AbinadabH41 and made him passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. And he saidH559, “The LordH3068 has not chosenH977 thisH2088 oneH2088 eitherH1571.” 9Next JesseH3448 made 89ShammahH8048 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.” 11And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, “Are these allH8552 the childrenH5288?” And he saidH559, “10There remainsH7604 yetH5750 the youngestH6996, and beholdH2009, he is tendingH7462 the sheepH6629.” Then SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, “SendH7971 and 11bringH3947 him; for we will not sitH5437 down untilH5704 he comesH935 hereH6311.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 16:4 Gen 48:7; Luke 2:4 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 16:4 1 Kin 2:13; 2 Kin 9:22; 1 Chr 12:17, 18 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 16:5 Gen 35:2; Ex 19:10 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 16:6 1 Sam 17:13 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 16:7 So with Gr; Heb He does not see what man sees ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 16:7 1 Sam 2:3; 1 Kin 8:39; 1 Chr 28:9; Luke 16:15 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 16:8 1 Sam 17:13 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Samuel 16:9 In 2 Sam 13:3, Shimeah; in 1 Chr 2:13, Shimea ↩
  9. 9. 1 Samuel 16:9 1 Sam 17:13 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Samuel 16:11 1 Sam 17:12; 2 Sam 13:3 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Samuel 16:11 Lit take ↩

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