Catholic Public Domain Version

1 Samuel 16:5-10 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

5. And he said: "It is peaceful. I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord. Be sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

6. And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, "Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?"

7. And the Lord said to Samuel: "You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart."

8. And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one."

9. Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, "And the Lord has not chosen this one."

10. And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen any of these."