1 Samuel 16:8

8 Then Jesse called ¹Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one. ”

1 Samuel 16:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 16:8

Then Jesse called Abinadab
His second son, ( 1 Samuel 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.

1 Samuel 16:8 In-Context

6 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him. ”

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. ”

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. ”

Cross References

• 1. 16:8 ch. 17:13