But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [a]refused him. (B)For[b] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man (C)looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the (D)heart.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 rejected
  2. 1 Samuel 16:7 LXX For God does not see as man sees; Tg. It is not by the appearance of a man; Vg. Nor do I judge according to the looks of a man

61 Let your (A)heart therefore be [a]loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.”

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  1. 1 Kings 8:61 Lit. at peace with

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; (A)his heart was not [a]loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.

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  1. 1 Kings 15:3 Lit. at peace with

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