Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

Of a beautiful countenance

And the lord

General references

Bible References

Ruddy

1 Samuel 17:42
And, when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him, - for he was a youth, and ruddy, a stripling of fair countenance.
Song of Songs 5:10
SHE.My beloved, is white and ruddy, conspicuous beyond ten thousand:
Lamentations 4:7
Purer were her Nazirites than snow, whiter were they than milk, - more ruddy, in body, than coral, A sapphire, was their beauty of form.
Acts 7:20
In which season, Moses, was born, and was exceeding goodly, - who was nourished up three months in the house of his father;
Hebrews 11:23
By faith, Moses, when born - was hid three months by his parents, because, they saw, that, goodly, was, the child, and were not affrighted, at the decree of the king.

Of a beautiful countenance

1 Samuel 16:7
But Yahweh said unto Samuel - Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him, - for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

And the lord

1 Samuel 9:17
And, when, Samuel, beheld Saul, Yahweh, answered him, Lo! the man, of whom I said unto thee, Here, is one shall control my people.

Anoint him

Psalm 2:2
The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, - against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One saying :
Psalm 89:19
Then spakest thou in vision of thy men of lovingkindness, and saidst - I have laid help upon a mighty one, I have exalted one chosen from among the people;
Acts 4:27
For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, - both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; -

General references

Psalm 89:20
I have found David my servant, With mine own holy oil, have I anointed him;