But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
1 Samuel 16:9 - Y'all Version Bible Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “YHWH has not chosen this one, either.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. Samuel said, Nor has the Lord chosen him. American Standard Version (1901) Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this. Common English Bible So Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “No, the LORD hasn’t chosen this one.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, "And the Lord has not chosen this one." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this. |
But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “YHWH has not chosen these.”
The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle, and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.