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1 Samuel 16:9

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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

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1 Samuel 16:9 in other translations

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”

1 Samuel 16:9 · World English Bible

1 Samuel 16:9 in context

  1. 7But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.
  2. 8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.
  3. 9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.
  4. 10And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these.
  5. 11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.