Verse 9
1 Samuel 16:9
Geneva Bible
9
Then Ishai made Shammah come. And he said, Neither yet hath the Lord chosen him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעֲבֵ֥ר יִשַׁ֖י שַׁמָּ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר גַּם בָּ/זֶ֖ה לֹא בָחַ֥ר יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And Jesse brought him by, and he said, "Even in this one, the LORD has not chosen."
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Chapter 16 Context
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The Lord then saide vnto Samuel, Howe long wilt thou mourne for Saul, seeing I haue cast him away fr...
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And Samuel sayde, Howe can I goe? for if Saul shall heare it, he will kill me. Then the Lord answere...
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3
And call Ishai to the sacrifice, and I will shewe thee what thou shalt doe, and thou shalt anoynt vn...
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4
So Samuel did that the Lord bade him, and came to Beth-lehem, and the Elders of the towne were aston...
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And he answeared, Yea: I am come to doe sacrifice vnto the Lord: sanctifie your selues, and come wit...
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6
And when they were come, hee looked on Eliab, and saide, Surely the Lordes Anointed is before him.
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7
But the Lord said vnto Samuel, Looke not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature, becau...
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8
Then Ishai called Abinadab, and made him come before Samuel. And he saide, Neither hath the Lord cho...
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9
Then Ishai made Shammah come. And he said, Neither yet hath the Lord chosen him.
10
Againe Ishai made his seue sonnes to come before Samuel: and Samuel saide vnto Ishai, The Lord hath...
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11
Finally, Samuel said vnto Ishai, Are there no more children but these? And hee sayde, There remainet...
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12
And he sent, and brought him in: and he was ruddie, and of a good countenance, and comely visage. An...
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13
Then Samuel tooke the horne of oyle, and anoynted him in the middes of his brethren. And the Spirit...
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14
But the Spirite of the Lord departed from Saul, and an euill spirite sent of the Lord vexed him.
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15
And Sauls seruants said vnto him, Beholde nowe, the euill spirite of God (Elohim) vexeth thee.
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16
Let our Lord therefore command thy seruants, that are before thee, to seeke a man that is a cunning...
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17
Saul then saide vnto his seruantes, Prouide me a man, I pray you, that can play well, and bring him...
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18
Then answered one of his seruauntes, and sayde, Beholde, I haue seene a sonne of Ishai, a Bethlehemi...
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19
Wherefore Saul sent messengers vnto Ishai, and said, Send me Dauid thy sonne which is with the sheep...
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20
And Ishai tooke an asse laden with breade and a flagon of wine and a kidde, and sent them by the han...
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21
And Dauid came to Saul, and stoode before him: and he loued him verie well, and he was his armour be...
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22
And Saul sent to Ishai, saying, Let Dauid nowe remaine with me: for he hath found fauour in my sight...
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And so when the euil spirite of God (Elohim) came vpon Saul, Dauid tooke an harpe and plaied with hi...
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