Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 16:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 17:13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
- 2 Samuel 13:3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13 and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 16:9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by.…
1Sa 16:9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
Ver. 9. Then Jesse made Shammah.] Called elsewhere Shimeah; {2Sa 13:3} and Shimma. {1Ch 2:13}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Shammah, called also Shimeah, 2Sa 13:3, and Shimna 1Ch…
Shammah, called also Shimeah, 2Sa 13:3, and Shimna 1Ch 2:13.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by,.... His third…
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by,.... His third son, Sa1 17:13, sometimes called Shimma, and Shimeah, Ch1 2:13.
and he said, neither hath the Lord chosen this; which he knew in the same way as before.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. Shammah] Also called Shimeah (2Sa_13:3), or Shimea (1Ch_20:7);…
9. Shammah] Also called Shimeah (2Sa_13:3), or Shimea (1Ch_20:7); Shimma in 1Ch_2:13 should be written Shimea. Two of his sons are mentioned: Jonadab, celebrated for sagacity (2Sa_13:3): Jonathan, for courage (2Sa_21:21).
10 Again, Jesse made, &c.] “So Jesse made seven of his sons,” &c., including of course the three already mentioned by name.
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