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Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, Neither has Yahweh chosen this.
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God's Sovereign Veto
Commentators note the simple but profound process: Jesse presents his son Abinadab, but Samuel, receiving direct revelation from God, declares, "Neither hath the Lord chosen this." John Gill specifies that Samuel knew this "by a private suggestion from him." This highlights that human presentation and preference are secondary to God's sovereign and definitive choice. Samuel is not making the decision; he is communicating God's verdict.
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Reformed Baptist
Then Jesse called Abinadab His second son, (1 Samuel 17:13)
and made him pass before …
Presbyterian
It was strange that Samuel, who had been so disappointed in Saul, whose appearance and stature recommended him, should judge another man by that ru…