1 Samuel 16:9

9 And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

1 Samuel 16:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 16:9

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by
His third son, ( 1 Samuel 17:13 ) , sometimes called Shimma, and Shimeah, ( 1 Chronicles 2:13 ) ( 2 Samuel 13:3 )

and he said, neither hath the Lord chosen this;
which he knew in the same way as before.

1 Samuel 16:9 In-Context

7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.
8 And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this,
9 And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
10 Isai therefore brought his seven sons before Samuel: and Samuel said to Isai: The Lord hath not chosen any one of these.
11 And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Isai: Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
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