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1 Samuel · Chapter 16

1 Samuel 16:8

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”

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Before · 1 Samuel 16:6–7

6When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.” 7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”

After · 1 Samuel 16:9–10

9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.” 10Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”

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