1 Samuel 16:6 - Printer Friendly

ESV: When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”

NIV: When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, 'Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD.'

NASB: When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, 'Surely the Lord’S anointed is standing before Him.'

CSB: When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, "Certainly the Lord's anointed one is here before him."

NLT: When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, 'Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!'

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

NKJV: So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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