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King James Version (1611 Edition)

1 Samuel 16:9

Then Iesse made Shammah to passe by: and he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Jesse;   King;   Minister, Christian;   Shammah;   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 - David;   Jesse;   Shammah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Covenant;   Elect, Election;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   David;   Shammah;   Shimea;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shammah;   Shimma;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   Samuel, Books of;   Shammah;   Shimea;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethlehem;   David;   Samuel, Books of;   Shammah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jesse ;   Shammah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;   Sham'mah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anoint;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Jehonadab;   Jesse;   Samuel;   Samuel, Books of;   Shammah;   Shimei;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The Lord hasn’t chosen this one either.”
Hebrew Names Version
Then Yishai made Shammah to pass by. He said, Neither has the LORD chosen this.
King James Version
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
Lexham English Bible
So Jesse made Shammah pass before Samuel, but he said, "Yahweh also has not chosen this one."
English Standard Version
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one."
New Century Version
Then Jesse had Shammah pass by. But Samuel said, "No, the Lord has not chosen this one."
New English Translation
Then Jesse presented Shammah. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this one either."
Amplified Bible
Next Jesse had Shammah pass by. And Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen him either."
New American Standard Bible
Next Jesse had Shammah pass by. And he said, "The LORD has not chosen this one, either."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ishai made Shammah come. And he said, Neither yet hath the Lorde chosen him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Yahweh has not chosen this one either."
Contemporary English Version
Next, Jesse sent his son Shammah to him, and Samuel said, "The Lord hasn't chosen him either."
Complete Jewish Bible
Yishai presented Shammah; again Sh'mu'el said, " Adonai hasn't chosen this one either."
Darby Translation
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesse told Shammah to walk by Samuel. But Samuel said, "No, the Lord did not choose this man, either."
George Lamsa Translation
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.
Good News Translation
Jesse then brought Shammah. "No, the Lord hasn't chosen him either," Samuel said.
Literal Translation
And Jesse passed Shammah by, but he said, Also Jehovah has not chosen this one.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Isai broughte Samma. But he sayde: This also hath not the LORDE chosen.
American Standard Version
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.
Bible in Basic English
Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Isai made Samma come, and he sayd: Neither yet hath the Lorde chosen him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jessae caused Sama to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.
English Revised Version
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
Berean Standard Bible
Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Isay brouyte Samma; of whom Samuel seide, Also the Lord hath not chose this.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by, and he saith, `Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'
Update Bible Version
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither has Yahweh chosen this.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
World English Bible
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, Neither has Yahweh chosen this.
New King James Version
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."
New Living Translation
Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, "Neither is this the one the Lord has chosen."
New Life Bible
Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this one."
New Revised Standard
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by, - and he said - Nor of this one, hath Yahweh made choice.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
Revised Standard Version
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."
THE MESSAGE
Next Jesse presented Shammah. Samuel said, "No, this man isn't either."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."

Contextual Overview

6 And it came to passe when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lords anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said vnto Samuel, Looke not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I haue refused him: for the Lord seeth not, as man seeth; For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 8 Then Iesse called Abinadab, and made him passe before Samuel: and he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then Iesse made Shammah to passe by: and he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 10 Againe Iesse made seuen of his sonnes to passe before Samuel; and Samuel said vnto Iesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel saide vnto Iesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the yongest, and behold, he keepeth the sheepe. And Samuel said vnto Iesse, Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit downe, till hee come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in: now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautifull countenance, and goodly to looke to: And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel tooke the horne of oile, and annointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came vpon Dauid, from that day forward: So Samuel rose vp and went to Ramah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shammah: 1 Samuel 17:13, 2 Samuel 13:3, Shimeah, 1 Chronicles 2:13, Shimma

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 13:32 - Shimeah 2 Samuel 21:21 - Shimeah 1 Chronicles 20:7 - Shimea

Cross-References

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said vnto Abram, My wrong be vpon thee: I haue giuen my maid into thy bosome, and when shee saw that she had conceiued, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD iudge betweene me and thee.
Genesis 16:6
But Abram said vnto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; doe to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, shee fled from her face.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place; for yeelding pacifieth great offences.
Ephesians 5:21
Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God.
Titus 2:9
Exhort seruants to be obedient vnto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering againe:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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

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


 
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