1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:8-12

8Then JesseH3448 calledH7121 1AbinadabH41 and had him passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. But he saidH559, “The LordH3068 has not chosenH977 thisH2088 oneH2088, eitherH1571.”

9Next JesseH3448 had 23ShammahH8048 passH5674 byH5674. And he saidH559, “The LordH3068 has not chosenH977 thisH2088 oneH2088, eitherH1571.”

10So JesseH3448 had sevenH7651 of his sonsH1121 passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. But SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, “The LordH3068 has not chosenH977 theseH428.”

11Then SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, “AreH8552 these allH8552 the boysH5288?” And he saidH559, “4The youngestH6996 is stillH5750 leftH7604, but beholdH2009, he is tendingH7462 the sheepH6629.” So SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, “SendH7971 word and bringH3947 him; for we will not takeH5437 our placesH5437 atH5437 the tableH5437 untilH5704 he comesH935 hereH6311.”

12So he sentH7971 word and broughtH935 him inH935. Now he was 5reddishH132, with 6beautifulH3303 eyesH5869 and a handsomeH2896 appearanceH7210. And the LordH3068 saidH559, “7AriseH6965, anointH4886 him; for thisH2088 is he.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 16:8 1 Sam 17:13 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 16:9 In 2 Sam 13:3, Shimeah; in 1 Chr 2:13, Shimea ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 16:9 1 Sam 17:13 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 16:11 1 Sam 17:12; 2 Sam 13:3 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 16:12 I.e., of reddish hair or skin ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 16:12 Gen 39:6; Ex 2:2; Acts 7:20 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 16:12 1 Sam 9:17 ↩

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