Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, 'Surely, before Jehovah is His anointed.'

New American Standard Bible

When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him.”

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 and said, “Certainly the Lord’s anointed one is here before Him.”

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 King James verseion

And it happened as they came in, he saw Eliab and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before Jehovah.

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."

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

on Eliab
אליאב 
'Eliy'ab 
Usage: 21

and said

Usage: 0

משׁיח 
Mashiyach 
Usage: 38

References

Context Readings

David Is Anointed

5 and he saith, 'Peace; to sacrifice to Jehovah I have come, sanctify yourselves, and ye have come in with me to the sacrifice;' and he sanctifieth Jesse and his sons, and calleth them to the sacrifice. 6 And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, 'Surely, before Jehovah is His anointed.' 7 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth -- for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

Cross References

1 Samuel 17:13

and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his three sons who have gone into battle are Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Judges 8:18

And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, 'How -- the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, 'As thou -- so they, one -- as the form of the king's sons.'

1 Samuel 17:22

And David letteth down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runneth into the rank, and cometh and asketh of his brethren of welfare.

1 Kings 12:26

and Jeroboam saith in his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David --

1 Chronicles 2:13

and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

1 Chronicles 27:18

of Judah, Elihu, of the brethren of David; of Issachar, Omri son of Michael;

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