1 Samuel 16:1-10

1And the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto SamuelH8050, HowH4970 longH5704 wiltH56 thou mournH56 for SaulH7586, seeingH7200 I have rejectedH3988 him from beingH1121 kingH4428 over IsraelH3478? fillH4390 thine hornH7161 with oilH8081, and goH7971, I will sendH7971 thee to JesseH3448 the Beth-lehemite: for I have providedH7200 meH413 a kingH4428 among his sonsH1121.

2And SamuelH8050 saidH559, HowH349 canH349 I goH935? if SaulH7586 hearH8085 it, he will killH2026 meH935. And the LORDH3068 saidH559, TakeH3947 an heiferH5697 with thee, and sayH559, I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 to the LORDH3068.

3And callH7121 JesseH3448 to the sacrificeH2077, and I will shew thee whatH834 thou shalt doH6213: and thou shalt anointH4886 unto meH413 him whomH834 I nameH559 unto thee.

4And SamuelH8050 didH6213 that whichH834 the LORDH3068 spake, and cameH935 to Beth-lehem. And the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892 cameH935 to meetH7122 him tremblingH2729, and saidH559, Comest thou peaceablyH7965?

5And he saidH559, PeaceablyH7965: I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2077 unto the LORDH3068: sanctifyH6942 yourselves, and comeH935 with meH935 to the sacrificeH2077. And he sanctifiedH6942 JesseH3448 and his sonsH1121, and calledH7121 them to the sacrificeH2077.

6And it cameH935 to passH935, when they were comeH935, that he lookedH7200 on EliabH446, and saidH559, SurelyH389 the LORD’SH3068 anointedH4899 is beforeH5048 him.

7But the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto SamuelH8050, LookH7200 notH3808 on his countenance, or on the heightH6967 of his statureH6967; becauseH3588 I have rejectedH3988 him: for the LORDH3068 seeth notH3808 as manH120 seeth; for manH120 looketh on the outwardH5869 appearanceH4758, but the LORDH3068 looketh on the heartH3824.

8Then JesseH3448 calledH7121 AbinadabH41, and madeH3448 him passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. And he saidH559, NeitherH3808 hath the LORDH3068 chosenH977 this.

9Then JesseH3448 madeH3448 ShammahH8048 to passH5674 by. And he saidH559, NeitherH3808 hath the LORDH3068 chosenH977 this.

10And JesseH3448 madeH3448 sevenH7651 of his sonsH1121 to passH5674 beforeH6440 SamuelH8050. And SamuelH8050 saidH559 unto JesseH3448, The LORDH3068 hath notH3808 chosenH977 theseH428.