1 Samuel 16:9
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
1 Samuel 16:9 in other translations
| BSB | Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.” |
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| WEB | Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.” |
| ASV | Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this. |
| YLT | And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by, and he saith, ‘Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.' |
| DARBY | Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one. |
| BBE | Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one. |
| Webster | Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. |
What does 1 Samuel 16:9 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 16:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 16:9
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 13:3
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
- 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 16:8
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 16:10
Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
1 Samuel 16:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hizo luego pasar Isaí á Samma. Y él dijo: Tampoco á éste ha elegido Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Isaï fit passer Shamma. Et il dit: L’ Éternel n’a pas non plus choisi celui-ci. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da ließ Isai Schamma vorübergehen. Und er sprach: Auch diesen hat Jehova nicht erwählt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Adduxit autem Isai Samma, de quo ait: Etiam hunc non elegit Dominus. |