So it was, when they came, that he looked at (A)Eliab and (B)said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”

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When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab(A) and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”

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

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Then Jesse called Abinadab(A) and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”

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Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

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Jesse then had Shammah(A) pass by, but Samuel said, “Nor has the Lord chosen this one.”

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13 (A)Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, [a]Shimea the third,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:13 Shammah, 1 Sam. 16:9

13 Jesse(A) was the father of

Eliab(B) his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,

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