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But Samuel said, &#8220The LORD has not chosen this one either.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “This is not the one the LORD has chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, &#8220The LORD has not chosen this one either.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one either.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. “The LORD hasn’t chosen this one either,” Samuel said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. &#8220The LORD hasn&#8217t chosen this one either,&#8221 Samuel said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesse told his son Abinadab to go over to Samuel, but Samuel said, "No, the LORD hasn't chosen him." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and brought him to Samuel. But Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesse called his son Abinadab and brought him to Samuel. But Samuel said, "No, the LORD hasn't chosen him either." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jesse summoned Abinadab and brought him before Samuel, and he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, ?The LORD has not chosen this one either.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. But Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one, either."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesse calls to Abinadab, and causes him to pass by before Samuel; and he says, “Indeed, YHWH has not fixed on this [one].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, 'Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesse will call for Abinadab, and he will cause him to pass by before Samuel. And he will say, Also this Jehovah chose not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him before Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Iyshay called Abinadab and he brought him before Shemueil, and he said: “Neither has LORD JEHOVAH chosen this one”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jessae called Aminadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/16-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=4460" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/16.htm">Samuel Anoints David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3448.htm" title="3448: yi·šay (N-proper-ms) -- Father of David. By Aramaic Iyshay; from the same as yesh; extant; Jishai, David's father.">Then Jesse</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called</a> <a href="/hebrew/41.htm" title="41: ’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ (N-proper-ms) -- My father is noble, three Isr. From 'ab and nadab; father of generosity; Abinadab, the name of four Israelites.">Abinadab</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and presented him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">Samuel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">who said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: ḇā·ḥar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: bā·zeh (Prep-b:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">one either.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-13.htm">1 Samuel 17:13-14</a></span><br />The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. / And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2</a></span><br />And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23-24</a></span><br />So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others. / Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm">1 Samuel 15:28</a></span><br />So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a></span><br />But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16</a></span><br />‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-4.htm">1 Chronicles 28:4</a></span><br />Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">2 Samuel 7:8</a></span><br />Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Psalm 78:70-71</a></span><br />He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; / from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Acts 13:21-22</a></span><br />Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. / After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a></span><br />and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31</a></span><br />the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a></span><br />Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this.</p><p class="hdg">Abinadab</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-13.htm">1 Samuel 17:13</a></b></br> And the three eldest sons of Jesse went <i>and</i> followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle <i>were</i> Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-13.htm">1 Chronicles 2:13</a></b></br> And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/7-1.htm">Abinadab</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-1.htm">Abin'adab</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-13.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Either</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-5.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">Samuel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-13.htm">Abinadab</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-13.htm">Abin'adab</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm">Either</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm">Samuel</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-6.htm">His human judgment is reproved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm">He anoints David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-15.htm">Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Jesse called Abinadab</b><br>Jesse, the father of David, is a significant figure in the lineage of Jesus Christ, as seen in the genealogies of <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a>. Abinadab is Jesse's second son, following Eliab. The calling of Abinadab reflects the cultural practice of presenting sons in order of age or prominence, which was common in ancient Israelite society. This moment is set in Bethlehem, a small town with deep historical roots, later known as the birthplace of Jesus.<p><b>and presented him to Samuel</b><br>Samuel, the last judge and a prophet of Israel, is on a divine mission to anoint the next king of Israel. This presentation is part of a formal process, indicating the importance of the occasion. Samuel's role as a prophet is crucial, as he acts as God's representative, discerning God's choice for leadership. The act of presenting Abinadab highlights the expectation that the next king would be chosen from among Jesse's sons.<p><b>who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”</b><br>Samuel's response underscores the divine nature of the selection process. It is not based on human criteria such as appearance or age, as seen earlier with Eliab. This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and His ability to see beyond outward appearances, a theme echoed in <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>. The rejection of Abinadab, like Eliab, points to the unexpected choice of David, the youngest son, prefiguring the way God often chooses the unlikely or overlooked, a pattern seen throughout Scripture. This selection process foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who was also not what many expected in a Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesse.htm">Jesse</a></b><br>The father of David and his brothers, a resident of Bethlehem. He is presenting his sons to Samuel as potential candidates for kingship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abinadab.htm">Abinadab</a></b><br>One of Jesse's sons, presented to Samuel as a potential king, but not chosen by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>The prophet of God, sent to anoint the next king of Israel after Saul. He is discerning God's choice among Jesse's sons.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The town where Jesse and his family live, and where Samuel is sent to find the new king.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who guides Samuel in choosing the next king, emphasizing His criteria over human judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_criteria_vs._human_criteria.htm">God's Criteria vs. Human Criteria</a></b><br>God looks beyond outward appearances and considers the heart. We should strive to align our judgments with God's perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_selection.htm">Divine Selection</a></b><br>God's choices often defy human expectations. Trust in His wisdom and timing, even when it seems contrary to our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_god's_plan.htm">Patience in God's Plan</a></b><br>Like Samuel, we must be patient and discerning, waiting for God's clear direction rather than rushing decisions based on appearances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>Samuel's obedience to God's instructions is crucial. Our obedience to God's word and guidance is essential in fulfilling His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Abinadab's experience reminds us that not being chosen for a particular role does not diminish our value or potential in God's eyes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_samuel_8_an_edited_text.htm">Could 1 Samuel 8 reflect later editorial influences rather than an authentic historical event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_names_of_david's_brothers.htm">What are the names of David's brothers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_david_anointed_again_in_2_samuel.htm">In 2 Samuel 2:4, why is David anointed again when he was already anointed in 1 Samuel 16:13?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/16-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Jesse</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשַׁי֙</span> <span class="translit">(yi·šay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3448.htm">Strong's 3448: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jesse -- father of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abinadab</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_41.htm">Strong's 41: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abinadab -- 'my father is noble', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and presented</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him to</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Samuel,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chosen</span><br /><span class="heb">בָחַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּזֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bā·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one either.”</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/16-8.htm">1 Samuel 16:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/16-8.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 16:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 16:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 16:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 16:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>