1 Samuel 16:5-7

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁵ “Greetings,” he replied, “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He performed the ceremonies for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. ⁶ When they came, he saw Eliab and thought, “Certainly, here in the Lord’s presence is his anointed king.”

⁷ But the Lord told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. God does not see as humans see.^[a] Humans look at outward appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”