1 Samuel 16:6-8

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁶ When they came, he saw Eliab and thought, “Certainly, here in the Lord’s presence is his anointed king.”

⁷ But the Lord told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. God does not see as humans see.^[a] Humans look at outward appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”

⁸ Then Jesse called Abinadab and brought him to Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”