KJV ORIGINAL
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Jesse brought Shammah forward for Samuel to see. But Samuel said, 'The LORD has not chosen this one either.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing us that God had not selected Jesse's son Shammah to be the next king of Israel.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the prophet Samuel's visit to Bethlehem to secretly anoint Israel's next king, as God had rejected King Saul. Jesse was presenting his sons one by one to Samuel, not knowing that God had already chosen the youngest son David, who wasn't even present at first. This was a dangerous time since King Saul was still alive and would have killed anyone trying to replace him.
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