1 Samuel 16:7-9

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⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”^{(A) 8} Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”^{(B) 9} Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”^(C)