⁶ When they came, he looked on ^(A)Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.” ⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, ^(B)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, ^(C)but the Lord looks on the heart.” ⁸ Then Jesse called ^(D)Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” ⁹ Then Jesse made ^(E)Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” ¹⁰ And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” ¹¹ Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, ^(F)“There remains yet the youngest,^[a] but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, ^(G)“Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” ¹² And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ^(H)ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, ^(I)“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” ¹³ Then Samuel took ^(J)the horn of oil ^(K)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. ^(L)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

Final Instructions and Benediction

¹² We ask you, brothers, ^(A)to respect those who labor among you and ^(B)are over you in the Lord and admonish you, ¹³ and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. ^(C)Be at peace among yourselves.

^6 (A)I planted, ^(B)Apollos watered, ^(C)but God gave the growth.