1 Samuel 16:6

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed is before him.

In Context

5And he said: 'Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.' And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

7But the LORD said unto Samuel: 'Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.'

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Cross References

Judges 8:18Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna: 'Where are the men whom ye slew at Tabor?' And they answered: 'As thou art, so were they; of one form with the children of a king.'

1 Samuel 17:22And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brethren.

1 Kings 12:26And Jeroboam said in his heart: 'Now will the kingdom return to the house of David.

1 Chronicles 27:18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 16:2-6

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem. ( b. c. 1065.) 1 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord . 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do:… Read the whole commentary →

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