1 Samuel 16:8

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab 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 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab and said, Peradventure is the LORD’s anointed before him?

7 And the LORD replied unto Samuel, Do not look on his countenance or on the height of his stature because I have refused him, for it is not as man sees, for 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 to pass by. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.

10 Again, Jesse made his seven sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD has not chosen these.