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1 Samuel 16:8–9

Then Jesse called dAbinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made dShammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

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1 Samuel 16:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, “Nor has the Lord chosen this one.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.” Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, “Neither is this the one the Lord has chosen.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then Jesse called Abinadab and told him to pass by Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this man either.” Then Jesse had Shammah pass by. But Samuel said, “No, the Lord has not chosen this one.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this. Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one. Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Then Jesse called Abinadab and brought him to Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” 

Then Jesse had Shammah come to Samuel. “The Lord has not chosen this one either,” Samuel said.

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. “The Lord hasn’t chosen this one either,” Samuel said. Then Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The Lord hasn’t chosen this one either.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel, and he said, “This one also Yahweh has not chosen.” So Jesse made Shammah pass before Samuel, but he said, “Yahweh also has not chosen this one.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Then Jesse called for Abinadab. He had him walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord hasn’t chosen him either.”

Then Jesse had Shammah walk by. But Samuel said, “The Lord hasn’t chosen him either.”

1 Samuel 16:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”

Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”


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