I 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 (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 16:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es geschah, als sie kamen, da sah er Eliab und sprach: Gewiß, vor Jehova ist sein Gesalbter!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y aconteció que como ellos vinieron, él vió á Eliab, y dijo: De cierto delante de Jehová está su ungido.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E aconteceu que quando eles vieram, ele viu a Eliabe, e disse: De certo diante do SENHOR está seu ungido.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando eles vieram, ele olhou para Eliabe e disse a si mesmo que o ungido de Yahweh certamente estava diante dele.
📖 I Samuel 16:6 in Context
4And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have 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 Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
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