1 Samuel 16:9

Modern

Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

Traditional

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

Literal

And Jesse made Shammah pass over, and he said, “This one YHWH has not chosen.”

Latin

Adduxit autem Isai Samma, de quo ait: Etiam hunc non elegit Dominus.

Hebrew

English

Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

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 Samuel 17:13
The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
1 Chronicles 2:13
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
2 Samuel 13:3
Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

Jesse: Father of King David Shimeah: Brother of David; father of Jonadab (or 'Jonathan')