1 Samuel 16:12
He sent therefore and brought him Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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1 Samuel 9:17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him: Behold the man, of whom I spoke to thee, this man shall reign over my people.
1 Samuel 17:42And when the Philistine looked, and beheld David, he despised him. For he was a young man, ruddy, and of a comely countenance.
Psalms 2:6But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, preaching his commandment.
Psalms 89:19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.
Lamentations 4:7Zain. Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire.
Acts 7:20At the same time was Moses born, and he was acceptable to God: who was nourished three months in his father's house.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 16:7-14
David Anointed by Samuel. ( b. c. 1065.) 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord 's anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then… Read the whole commentary →