1 Samuel 16:7–13

⁷But the Lord said to Samuel, ^k“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have ³refused him. ^lFor ⁴the Lord does not see as man sees; for man ^mlooks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the ⁿheart.”

⁸So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” ⁹Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” ¹⁰Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” ¹¹And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the ^osheep.”

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not ⁵sit down till he comes here.” ¹²So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ^pruddy, ^qwith ⁶bright eyes, and good-looking. ^rAnd the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” ¹³Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and ^sthe Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.