1 Samuel 16:6 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 16:6

4 So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town ^atrembled at his coming, and said, ^b“Do you come peaceably?”

5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. ^aSanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at ^aEliab and ^bsaid, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, ^a“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have¹ refused him. ^bFor the Lord does not see as man sees; for man ^clooks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the ^dheart.”

8 So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.”

11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the ^asheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not¹ sit down till he comes here.”

12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ^aruddy, ^bwith bright eyes, and good-looking. ^cAnd the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 16:6

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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.

Amplified® Bible
When they had come, he looked on Eliab [the eldest son] 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.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.

Good News Bible
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."

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.

New American Standard Bible
When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him."

New International Version
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD."

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!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed stands before Him."

Revised Standard Version
When they came, he looked on Eli'ab and thought, "Surely the LORD'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.'

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