1 Samuel 16:6–13

⁶And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on ^||Eliab, and ^lsaid, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him. ⁷But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on ^mhis countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the ^†outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the ⁿheart. ⁸Then Jesse called ^oAbinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. ⁹Then Jesse made ^o||Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. ¹⁰Again, Jesse made ^pseven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. ¹¹And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, ^pThere remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, ^qSend and fetch him: for we will not sit ^†down till he come hither. ¹²And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ^rruddy, and withal ^†of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And ^sthe Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. ¹³Then Samuel took ^tthe horn of oil, and ^uanointed him in the midst of his brethren: and ^xthe Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to ^yRamah.