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1 Samuel 16:11 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 16 · verse 11
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.1 Samuel 16:11 · King James Version
1 Samuel 16:11 in context
9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
10Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- remainethshâʼarproperly, to swell upH7604 →
- childrennaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- youngestqâṭânabbreviatedH6996 →
- keepethrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- JesseYishayJishai, David's fatherH3448 →
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If the sons of Jesse were told that God would provide himself a king among them (as he had said, Sa1 16:1), we may well suppose they all made the best appearance they could, and each hoped he should be the man; but here we are told, I. How all the elder sons, who stood fairest for the preferment, were passed by. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-13