8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.


In Context

5 And he said, Peaceably: I have come to sacrifice to the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

6 And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the hight 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.

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

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

10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

1 Samuel 16:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this one either."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:8And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, |Neither has Yahweh chosen this one.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:8And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, 'Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this.