1 Samuel 16:10

Modern

Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”

Traditional

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.

Literal

And Jesse made seven of his sons pass over before the face of Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “YHWH has not chosen these.”

Latin

Adduxit itaque Isai septem filios suos coram Samuele: et ait Samuel ad Isai: Non elegit Dominus ex istis.

Hebrew

English

Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”

David replaced Saul as king. David and Saul were alike in these ways:

Samuel anointed both.
Neither was pursuing the position of king.
Both were unlikely choices (Saul was from the smallest tribe, and David was the youngest son).
They were both good-looking (1 Samuel 9:2; 16:12).
The Spirit rushed upon each when anointed as king (1 Samuel 10:10; 11:6; 16:13).

The main difference was that David was "a man after [God's] own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14; compare 16:7), while Saul was not.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Chronicles 2:13–15
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

Jesse: Father of King David Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings