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1 Samuel 16:9

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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
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  1. 1 Samuel 17:13Rank 1 from verse 9
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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,

  3. 2 Samuel 13:3Rank 3 from verse 9
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    3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

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1 Samuel 16:9

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

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

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10Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.

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