4. Samuel did that which the Lord spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
5. He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6. When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.”
7. But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
8. Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “the Lord has not chosen this one, either.”
9. Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “the Lord has not chosen this one, either.”
10. Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.”
11. Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?”He said, “There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the sheep.”Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
12. He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. The Lord said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.”