1 Samuel 16:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

1 Samuel 16:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Seven - i. e., including the three who had already passed. It appears that Jesse had eight sons; but in 1 Chronicles 2:13-15 , only seven are ascribed to him.
1 Samuel 16:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel Anoints David (E 2) or (R). A better division would be in the middle of 1 Samuel 15:35 , so as to begin the new section with And Yahweh repented. etc. Many authorities regard this section a...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Again . So. seven . See note on 1 Samuel 16:5 .
1 Samuel 16:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. Seven of his sons - This certainly was not done publicly; Samuel, Jesse, and his...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons— Thus Jesse made, &c. Waterland.
1 Samuel 16:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But 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 appear...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David is anointed King over Israel From 1 Samuel 16 on, the interest centres in David rather than in Saul.
1 Samuel 16:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Seven of his sons . — These seven, with David, the youngest, make eight. In 1 Chronicles 2:13-15 only seven of the family are recorded: one apparently of that bright band of youths died young.
1 Samuel 16:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXII. DAVID ANOINTED BY SAMUEL. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 . THE rejection of Saul was laid very deeply to heart by Samuel. No doubt there many engaging qualities in the man Saul, which Samuel c...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Choice of His Anointed 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The anointing of the young shepherd, with his ruddy cheeks and deep, poetic eyes, is a beautiful episode, in very marked contrast to the events pre...
1 Samuel 16:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the third section of this Book, throughout which David is the principal figure. It would seem that Samuel had given himself over to the sadness occasioned by Saul's failure. Jehovah re...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. (9) Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this...
1 Samuel 16:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Again Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel ,.... Not seven more, for he had but eight sons in all with David, 1 Samuel 17:12 but four more, which with the other three made seven; three...
1 Samuel 16:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. Ver. 10. Again, Jesse made seven of his sons. ] For he had eight in all, 1Sa...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Again (or rather, Thus ) Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel Not all at once, but seven in all, one after another, in order, David being the eighth. See 1 Samuel 17:12 . Probably...
1 Samuel 16:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel's mourning for Saul was deep and real; nevertheless it must not be too long protracted. The Lord stirs him up now to some positive action. God has chosen a king from among the sons of Jesse, a...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Anointed by Samuel. B. C. 1065. 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Seven of his sons, i.e. the rest of his sons, which were seven, besides David; for in all he had eight, 1 Samuel 17:12 . It is true, there are but seven of them named 1 Chronicles 2:13-15 , b...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Anointing of David As Prospective King Over Israel. The Spirit Of YHWH Comes Mightily On Him ( 1 Samuel 16:1-13 ). It is a sad reflection on what Saul's reign had become that the elders of Bet...
1 Samuel 16:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 16:7 . “ The Lord said .” “In like manner the Lord in the days of His flesh read and answered men’s thoughts.” Compare Matthew 12:25 ; Luke 5:22 , etc....
1 Samuel 16:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:7 . The Lord said to Samuel. A cloud of proofs demonstrate, that the Eternal Word did personally accompany the holy prophets, and talk with them by voice in open vision. What nation ha...
1 Samuel 16:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. Samuel’s visit to Bethlehem 1. How much history is entwined around one locality! The very name of a village recalls events most...
1 Samuel 16:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID ANOINTED AS THE FUTURE KING , AND HIS FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SAUL . ( 1 Samuel 16:1-9 ) EXPOSITION CHOICE OF DAVID AS SUCCESSOR TO SAUL ( 1 Samuel 16:1-...
1 Samuel 16:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Anointed by Samuel
1 Samuel 16:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 2:13-15
1 Samuel 16:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Seven — There are but seven named, 1 Chronicles 2:13-15 , because one of them was either born of a concubine: or, died immediately after this time.

1 Samuel 16:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 16:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 16:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 16:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 16:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 16:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 16:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 16:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 16:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes