1 Samuel 16:10

10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these. ”

1 Samuel 16:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 16:10

Again Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel
Not seven more, for he had but eight sons in all with David, ( 1 Samuel 17:12 ) but four more, which with the other three made seven; three of these four are mentioned by name, Nathanael, Raddai, and Ozem, ( 1 Chronicles 2:14 1 Chronicles 2:15 ) , but the fourth we nowhere read of; perhaps he died quickly after this, was an obscure person, and of no fame and note, or might be by another woman:

and Samuel said unto Jesse, the Lord hath not chosen these;
not anyone of them.

1 Samuel 16:10 In-Context

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

9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one. ”

10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these. ”

11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here? ” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep. ” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here. ”

12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he. ”