1 Samuel 16:6
“¶ And it came to passe when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lords anointed is before him.”
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1 Samuel 16:6 Context
4And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem: and the elders of the towne trembled at his comming, and said, Commest thou peaceably? 5And hee said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice vnto the Lord: sanctifie your selues, and come with me to the sacrifice: and he sanctified Iesse, and his sonnes, and called them to the sacrifice. 6¶ And it came to passe when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lords anointed is before him. 7But the Lord said vnto Samuel, Looke not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I haue refused him: for the Lord seeth not, as man seeth; For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 8Then Iesse called Abinadab, and made him passe before Samuel: and he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 16:6
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him.
- King James Version
When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
- Basic English Bible
And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
- Darby Bible
And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
- Webster's Bible
It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him."
- World English Bible
And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah [is] His anointed.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 16:6
16:6 Before him - That is, in this place where God is now present. For it is observable, that not only the sacrifice is said to be offered, but even the feast upon the remainders of it is said, to be eaten before the Lord, #Deut 12:7|, that is, before or near his altar, where God was present in a special manner. This I take to be the person I am sent to anoint: wherein yet be was mistaken, as other prophets sometimes were, when they hastily spake their own thoughts, before they had consulted God.