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1 Samuel 16:9

Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.

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.
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.'
King James Version (1611)
Then Iesse made Shammah to passe 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 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

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 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 16:6
And Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cruel to her, so that she went running away from her.
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.
Ephesians 5:21
Letting yourselves be ruled by one another in the fear of Christ.
Titus 2:9
Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

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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