Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And it happened as they came in, he saw Eliab and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible
When they entered, he looked at
King James Version
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
Holman Bible
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab
International Standard Version
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab, and said, "Surely he's the LORD's anointed."
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass, when they came, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely LORD's anointed is before him.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
Amplified
So it happened, when they had come, he looked at Eliab [the eldest son] and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him.”
Bible in Basic English
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be in their coming, and he will see Eliab, and he said, Surely, before Jehovah his Messiah.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{When they came}, he saw Eliab and said, "Surely his anointed one [is] before Yahweh!"
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when they were come, he looked on Eliab and said, "The LORD's anointed is before him."
NET Bible
When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, "Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!"
New Heart English Bible
It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before him."
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when they entered, that he looked upon Eliab, - and said to himself, Surely, before Yahweh, is his Anointed.
Webster
And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
World English Bible
It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him."
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, 'Surely, before Jehovah is His anointed.'
Themes
Appearances » Deceitful » General references to
Bible stories for children » The anointing of the young shepherd
Christian ministers » Influential in public affairs » Designate kings
Eliab » Son of jesse and eldest brother of david
the First-born » Instances of superseded » David's brothers
Jesse » Samuel visits, under divine command, to select a successor to saul from his sons
The tribe of Judah » After saul's rebellion appointed to furnish kings to israel
King » How chosen » David and the davidic dynasty
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 16:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Is Anointed
5 And he said, Peaceably. I have come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 6 And it happened as they came in, he saw Eliab and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before Jehovah. 7 But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look on his face, nor on his height, because I have refused him. For He does not see as man sees. For man looks on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks on the heart.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 17:13
And the three oldest sons of Jesse went out, and followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born; and his second, Abinadab; and the third Shammah.
Judges 8:18
And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, How were the men whom you killed in Tabor? And they answered, As you are, so they. Each one resembled the sons of a king.
1 Samuel 17:22
And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage and ran into the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
1 Kings 12:26
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom shall return to the house of David!
1 Chronicles 2:13
And Jesse fathered his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
1 Chronicles 27:18
Over Judah was Elihu, of the brothers of David. The ruler of Issachar was Omri the son of Michael.