Since other prospective candidates for Israel’s kingship seemed more qualified to the prophet Samuel, Jehovah explained His reasons for choosing David, the youngest son of Jesse, as the future king of Israel: “Do not look at his appearance and at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him [David’s older brother].
Prohvet Saamuelile tundusid teised võimalikud kandidaadid Iisraeli kuninga ametisse sobivamad, seepärast selgitas Jehoova, miks ta valis Iisraeli tulevaseks kuningaks Iisai noorima poja Taaveti: „Ära vaata ta [Taaveti vanema venna] välimusele ja kõrgele kasvule, sest ma olen jätnud tema kõrvale.