1 Samuel 16:6

When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”

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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

5He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

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Cross References

Judges 8:18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”

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

1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.

1 Chronicles 27:18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers 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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