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1 Samuel 16:8

Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abinadab;   Church and State;   Jesse;   King;   Minister, Christian;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - First Born, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abinadab;   David;   Jesse;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Covenant;   Elect, Election;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abinadab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethlehem;   David;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abinadab ;   Jesse ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abinadab;   Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abin'adab;   Da'vid;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anoint;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abinadab;   Jesse;   Samuel;   Samuel, Books of;   Shammah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abinadab;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. “The Lord hasn’t chosen this one either,” Samuel said.
Hebrew Names Version
Then Yishai called Avinadav, and made him pass before Shemu'el. He said, Neither has the LORD chosen this.
King James Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
Lexham English Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel, and he said, "This one also Yahweh has not chosen."
English Standard Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one."
New Century Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab and told him to pass by Samuel. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this man either."
New English Translation
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this one, either."
Amplified Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."
New American Standard Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But he said, "The LORD has not chosen this one, either."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ishai called Abinadab, & made him come before Samuel. And he saide, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Yahweh has not chosen this one either."
Contemporary English Version
Jesse told his son Abinadab to go over to Samuel, but Samuel said, "No, the Lord hasn't chosen him."
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Yishai called Avinadav and presented him to Sh'mu'el; but he said, " Adonai hasn't chosen this one either."
Darby Translation
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesse called his second son, Abinadab. Abinadab walked by Samuel. But Samuel said, "No, this is not the man who the Lord chose."
George Lamsa Translation
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.
Good News Translation
Then Jesse called his son Abinadab and brought him to Samuel. But Samuel said, "No, the Lord hasn't chosen him either."
Literal Translation
And Jesse called to Abinadab, and he passed him before Samuel but he said, Also Jehovah has not chosen this one.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Isai called Abinadab, & broughte him before Samuel. And he sayde: This hath not the LORDE chosen.
American Standard Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Isai called Abinadab, & made him come before Samuel, and he sayd: Neither hath the Lorde chosen this.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'
King James Version (1611)
Then Iesse called Abinadab, and made him passe before Samuel: and he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jessae called Aminadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.
English Revised Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Ysai clepide Amynadab, and brouyte hym bifor Samuel; which seide, Nether the Lord hath chose this.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, `Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'
Update Bible Version
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Yahweh chosen this.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
World English Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, Neither has Yahweh chosen this.
New King James Version
So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."
New Living Translation
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."
New Life Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this one."
New Revised Standard
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel, - and he said, Neither of this one, hath Yahweh made choice.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this,
Revised Standard Version
Then Jesse called Abin'adab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."
THE MESSAGE
Jesse then called up Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. Samuel said, "This man isn't God 's choice either."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."

Contextual Overview

6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him. 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart. 8 Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one. 10 And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these. 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here. 12 So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Abinadab: 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13

Cross-References

Genesis 3:9
And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, Where are you?
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.
Genesis 16:4
And he went in to Hagar and she became with child, and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for her master's wife.
Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.
Genesis 16:8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am running away from Sarai, my master's wife.
1 Samuel 26:19
Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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