1 Samuel 16:8

Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

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KJV

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

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.'

DBT

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

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12. Aminadab is interpreted as "urbane." Rightly therefore, by the Lord's deliberate counsel, he is rejected: because the holy church does not choose for the governance of souls one who is vigorous in secular affairs, but one who is distinguished in spiritual conduct. Indeed, those are urbane who, having set aside their focus on heavenly things, strive to show themselves vigorous in outward pursuits.

Gregory the Dialogist· Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 6, Chapter 3, 604patristic

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Then Jesse called Abinadab,.... His second son, 1Sa 17:13. and made him pass before Samuel: that he might take a full view of him: and he said, neither hath the Lord chosen this; which he knew by a private suggestion from him.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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1 Samuel 17:13
The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
1 Chronicles 2:13
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

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PersonJudges to monarchySamuelAsked of God by Hannah and lent to the LORD at Shiloh; the last judge and first of the prophets after Moses, who anointed both Sau…

About this book

David Slays Goliath — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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1 Samuel 17:13
The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:28
  Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13
  Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
- 1 Samuel 16:6–9
  When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
- 2 Samuel 13:3
  Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
Through
1 Chronicles 2:13
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:13
  The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
- 1 Chronicles 20:7
  and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
- 1 Chronicles 27:18
  over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
- 1 Samuel 16:6–13
  When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”

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