3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I myself will tell you what to do; you are to anoint for me the one I point out to you.
4 Samuel did as the Lord had commanded him. When he entered Bethlehem, the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and asked, “Is your visit peaceful, O seer?”
5 He replied: “Yes! I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. So purify yourselves and celebrate with me today.” He also had Jesse and his sons purify themselves and invited them to the sacrifice.
6 As they came, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the anointed is here before the Lord.”
7 But the Lord said to Samuel: Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. God does not see as a mortal, who sees the appearance. The Lord looks into the heart.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him before Samuel, who said, “The Lord has not chosen him.”
9 Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”