Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed stands here before the LORD.” New Living Translation When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the LORD’s anointed!” English Standard Version When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.” Berean Standard Bible When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.” King James Bible And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him. New King James Version So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before Him!” New American Standard Bible When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’S anointed is standing before Him.” NASB 1995 When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’S anointed is before Him.” NASB 1977 Then it came about when they entered, that he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before Him.” Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened, when they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the anointed of Yahweh is before Him.” Amplified Bible So it happened, when they had come, he looked at Eliab [the eldest son] and thought, “Surely the LORD’S anointed is before Him.” Christian Standard Bible When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Certainly the LORD’s anointed one is here before him.” Holman Christian Standard Bible When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Certainly the LORD’s anointed one is here before Him.” American Standard Version And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when they came, he saw Eliab and said: “The Anointed of LORD JEHOVAH is like him!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. Contemporary English Version When Jesse and his sons arrived, Samuel noticed Jesse's oldest son, Eliab. "He has to be the one the LORD has chosen," Samuel said to himself. Douay-Rheims Bible And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's anointed before him? English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation When they came, he saw Eliab and thought, "Certainly, here in the LORD's presence is his anointed king." Good News Translation When they arrived, Samuel saw Jesse's son Eliab and said to himself, "This man standing here in the LORD's presence is surely the one he has chosen." International Standard Version When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab, and said, "Surely he's the LORD's anointed." JPS Tanakh 1917 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him.' Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass, in their coming in, that he sees Eliab and says, “Surely His anointed [is] here before YHWH.” Majority Standard Bible When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.” New American Bible As they came, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the anointed is here before the LORD.” NET Bible When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, "Surely, here before the LORD stands his chosen king!" New Revised Standard Version When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is now before the LORD.” New Heart English Bible It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before him." Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him. World English Bible When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.” Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, 'Surely, before Jehovah is His anointed.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samuel Anoints David…5“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. 6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.” 7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:13 The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. 1 Chronicles 28:4 Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father's household, and from my father's sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel. 2 Chronicles 11:18 And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab. Psalm 84:9 Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him. Eliab 1 Samuel 17:13,22 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah… 1 Chronicles 2:13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 1 Chronicles 27:18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: Elihu Judges 8:18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. 1 Kings 12:26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: Jump to Previous Anointed Arrived Beheld Clearly Eliab Eli'ab Entered Jehovah's LORD's Samuel Selection Stands Surely ThoughtJump to Next Anointed Arrived Beheld Clearly Eliab Eli'ab Entered Jehovah's LORD's Samuel Selection Stands Surely Thought1 Samuel 16 1. Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem6. His human judgment is reproved 11. He anoints David 15. Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit (6) He looked on Eliab.--There was something in the tall and stately presence of the eldest born of Jesse which reminded the old man of the splendid youth of Saul. Eliab seemed to Samuel in all respects a fit successor to the great warrior whom the Lord rejected. But the Divine voice gave no reply back to the prophet's mute questioning; and the other sons of Jesse, an imposing band of gallant youths, passed in review before the old seer, and were severally introduced to him; but the Divine voice only warned the seer that these external advantages of mere human beauty and strength, were no mark of true greatness.Verses 6-10. - When they were come. I.e. to the house of Jesse, apparently in the interval between the sacrifice and the feast. The latter we learn in ver. 11 did not take place until after David had been sent for. But many hours would elapse between the sacrifice and the feast, as the victim had to be skinned and prepared for roasting, and finally cooked. This interval was spent in Jesse's house; and when he saw there Eliab, the first born, and observed his tall stature and handsome face, qualities which Samuel had admired in Saul, he said, i.e. in himself, felt sure, that the goodly youth was Jehovah's anointed (see on 1 Samuel 2:10, 35; 10:1, etc.), but is warned that these external advantages do not necessarily imply real worth of heart; and as Jehovah looketh on the heart, his judgment depends, not on appearances, but on reality. As Eliab is thus rejected, Jesse makes his other sons pass before the prophet. Next Abinadab, who has the same name as a son of Saul (1 Samuel 31:2); then Shammah, so called again in ch. 17:13, but Shimeah in 2 Samuel 13:3, and Shimma in 1 Chronicles 2:13, where, however, the Hebrew is exactly the same as in 2 Samuel 13:3. After these four other sons follow, of whom one apparently died young, as only seven are recorded in 1 Chronicles 2:13-15, whereas these with David make eight. To all these seven the Divine voice within Samuel gave no response, and he said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When they arrived,בְּבוֹאָ֔ם (bə·ḇō·w·’ām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Samuel saw וַיַּ֖רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see Eliab אֱלִיאָ֑ב (’ĕ·lî·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 446: Eliab -- 'God is father', the name of several Israelites and said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Surely אַ֛ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely here before נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [is His] anointed.” מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ (mə·šî·ḥōw) Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah Links 1 Samuel 16:6 NIV1 Samuel 16:6 NLT 1 Samuel 16:6 ESV 1 Samuel 16:6 NASB 1 Samuel 16:6 KJV 1 Samuel 16:6 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 16:6 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 16:6 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 16:6 French Bible 1 Samuel 16:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 16:6 It happened when they had come that (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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