1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And Samuel said unto Jesse, are here all thy children?.... For neither of these being the person God would have anointed king, and yet it was one of Jesse's sons that was to be anointed, he concluded…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
We will not sit down ... - . literally, we will not turn round to sit at the table.
If the sons of Jesse were told that God would provide himself a king among them (as he had said, Sa1 16:1), we may well suppose they all made the best appearance they could, and each hoped he should…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
we will not sit down We will not sit roundthe table for the sacrificial feast.
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