1 Samuel 16:6,8-9
1 Samuel 16:6 The Message (MSG)
When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Here he is! GOD’s anointed!”
1 Samuel 16:8-9 The Message (MSG)
Jesse then called up Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. Samuel said, “This man isn’t GOD’s choice either.” Next Jesse presented Shammah. Samuel said, “No, this man isn’t either.”
1 Samuel 16:6 King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
1 Samuel 16:8-9 King James Version (KJV)
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 16:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’S anointed is before Him.”
1 Samuel 16:8-9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.”
1 Samuel 16:6 New Century Version (NCV)
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab, and he thought, “Surely the LORD has appointed this person standing here before him.”
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 16:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.
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 16:6 New International Version (NIV)
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed stands here before the LORD.”
1 Samuel 16:8-9 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 16:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before Him!”
I Samuel 16:8-9 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 16:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So it happened, when they had come, he looked at Eliab [the eldest son] and thought, “Surely the LORD’S anointed is before Him.”
1 Samuel 16:8-9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.” Next Jesse had Shammah pass by. And Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen him either.”
1 Samuel 16:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the LORD’s anointed!”
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.”