1 Samuel 16:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.””
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“When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“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 · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His anointed.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 16:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 8:18Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
- 1 Samuel 17:13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
- 1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
- 1 Kings 4:11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
- 1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
- 1 Chronicles 27:18over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
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