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1 Samuel 16:8

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.”

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1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.”

1 Samuel 16:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

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

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

1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.”

1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.”

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

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

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

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

1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.” 

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

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

1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.”

1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.”

1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.”

1 Samuel 16:8 — 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.”


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