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1 Samuel 16:8

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Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
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  1. 1 Samuel 17:13Rank 1 from verse 8
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    13And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

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    13¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

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1 Samuel 16:8

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

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9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

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