1 Samuel 16:8
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
1 Samuel 16:8 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.” |
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| WEB | Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.” |
| ASV | Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this. |
| YLT | And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, ‘Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.' |
| DARBY | Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one. |
| BBE | Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one. |
| Webster | Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. |
What does 1 Samuel 16:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 16:6-10
6-10. Samuel said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him--Here Samuel, in consequence of taking his impressions from the external appearance, falls into the same error as formerly (1Sa 10:24). 1Sa 16:11-14. He Anoints David.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:6-13
It was strange that Samuel, who had been so disappointed in Saul, whose countenance and stature recommended him, should judge of another man by that rule. We can tell how men look, but God can tell what they are. He judges of men by the heart. We often form a mistaken judgment of characters; but the Lord values only the faith, fear, and love, which are planted in the heart, beyond human discernment. And God does not…
1 Samuel 16:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 16:8
- 1 Samuel 17:13
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
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Context
- 1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
- 1 Samuel 16:8
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
- 1 Samuel 16:9
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
1 Samuel 16:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces llamó Isaí á Abinadab, é hízole pasar delante de Samuel, el cual dijo: Ni á éste ha elegido Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Isaï appela Abinadab et le fit passer devant Samuel. Et il dit: L’ Éternel n’a pas non plus choisi celui-ci. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da rief Isai Abinadab und ließ ihn vor Samuel vorübergehen. Und er sprach: Auch diesen hat Jehova nicht erwählt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et vocavit Isai Abinadab, et adduxit eum coram Samuele. Qui dixit: Nec hunc elegit Dominus. |