1 Samuel 16:8 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”

NIV: Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, 'The LORD has not chosen this one either.'

NASB: Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But he said, 'The Lord has not chosen this one, either.'

CSB: Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. "The Lord hasn't chosen this one either," Samuel said.

NLT: Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, 'This is not the one the Lord has chosen.'

KJV: Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

NKJV: So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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