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Myles Coverdale Bible

1 Samuel 16:6

Now wha they came in, he behelde Eliab, & thoughte, whether he shulde be his anoynted before the LORDE.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Eliab;   Elihu;   Jesse;   King;   Minister, Christian;   Thompson Chain Reference - Appearances;   Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Eliab;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - First Born, the;   Judah, the Tribe of;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - David;   Eliab;   Jesse;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Covenant;   David;   Elect, Election;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   David;   Eliab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   Eliab;   King, Kingship;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethlehem;   David;   Eliab;   Elihu;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Prophet;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eliab ;   Jesse ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;   Eli'ab;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anoint;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eliab;   Elihu (1);   Jesse;   Mediation;   Samuel;   Samuel, Books of;   Shammah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eliab;   Levi ben Gershon;   Messiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Certainly the Lord’s anointed one is here before him.”
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eli'av, and said, 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.
Lexham English Bible
When they came, he saw Eliab and said, "Surely his anointed one is before Yahweh!"
English Standard Version
When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, "Surely the Lord 's anointed is before him."
New Century Version
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab, and he thought, "Surely the Lord has appointed this person standing here before him."
New English Translation
When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, "Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!"
Amplified Bible
So it happened, when they had come, he looked at Eliab [the eldest son] and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him."
New American Standard Bible
When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is standing before Him."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they were come, hee looked on Eliab, and saide, Surely the Lordes Anointed is before him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened, when they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the anointed of Yahweh is before Him."
Contemporary English Version
When Jesse and his sons arrived, Samuel noticed Jesse's oldest son, Eliab. "He has to be the one the Lord has chosen," Samuel said to himself.
Complete Jewish Bible
When they had come, he looked at Eli'av and said, "This has to be Adonai 's anointed one, here 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Jesse and his sons arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely this is the man who the Lord has chosen."
George Lamsa Translation
And when they were come, he looked to Eliab, and said, Surely the LORDS anointed is like him.
Good News Translation
When they arrived, Samuel saw Jesse's son Eliab and said to himself, "This man standing here in the Lord 's presence is surely the one he has chosen."
Literal Translation
And it happened as they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely His anointed is before Jehovah.
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.
Bible in Basic English
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they were come, he loked on Eliab, & saide: Surelye the Lordes annoynted is before him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him.'
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lords anointed is before him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
English Revised 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.
Berean Standard Bible
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, "Surely here before the LORD is His anointed."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei hadden entrid, he siy Eliab, and seide, Whether bifor the Lord is his crist?
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah [is] His anointed.'
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before Him!"
New Living Translation
When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, "Surely this is the Lord 's anointed!"
New Life Bible
When they had come, Samuel looked at Eliab and thought, "For sure he is the Lord's chosen one who is standing before Him."
New Revised Standard
When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, "Surely the Lord 's anointed is now before the Lord ."
J.B. Rotherham 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord’s anointed before him?
Revised Standard Version
When they came, he looked on Eli'ab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him."
THE MESSAGE
When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, "Here he is! God 's anointed!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him."

Contextual Overview

6 Now wha they came in, he behelde Eliab, & thoughte, whether he shulde be his anoynted before the LORDE. 7 But ye LORDE sayde vnto Samuel: loke not vpon his countenaunce, ner vpon the tallnesse of his person, For I iudge not after the sighte of man. A man hath respecte vnto the thinge that is before his eyes, but the LORDE loketh vpon the hert. 8 Then Isai called Abinadab, & broughte him before Samuel. And he sayde: This hath not the LORDE chosen. 9 Then Isai broughte Samma. But he sayde: This also hath not the LORDE chosen. 10 Then broughte Isai his seuen sonnes before Samuel. Neuertheles Samuel saide vnto Isai: The LORDE hath chosen none of these. 11 And Samuel sayde vnto Isai: Are here all the childre? He sayde: There is yet one ye leest of all, and beholde, he kepeth the shepe. The sayde Samuel vnto Isai: Sende & cause him to be fetched, for we will not syt downe at the table, vntyll he come. 12 Then sent he, & caused him be broughte. And he was well coloured wt fayre eyes & of a beutyfull countenaunce. And the LORDE saide: Aryse, and anoynte him, that is he. 13 The toke Samuel his oyle horne, & anoynted him amonge his brethre. And the sprete of the LORDE came vpo Dauid fro ye daye forth. As for Samuel, he gat him vp, & wente vnto Ramath.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Eliab: 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:22, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 27:18, Elihu

Surely: Judges 8:18, 1 Kings 12:26

Reciprocal: Judges 14:11 - saw him 1 Samuel 9:17 - Behold 1 Chronicles 5:1 - and 1 Chronicles 28:4 - chose me 2 Chronicles 11:18 - Eliab Lamentations 4:20 - the anointed

Cross-References

Genesis 16:8
and sayde vnto her: Agar Sarais maide, whence commest thou? & whyther wylt thou go? She sayde: I fle fro my mastresse Sarai.
Genesis 16:9
And the angel of the LORDE sayde vnto her: Returne to thy mastresse agayne, and submitte thyself vnder hir hande.
Genesis 24:10
So the seruaunt toke ten Camels of the Camels of his master and departed, and had wt him of all maner of goodes of his master, and gat him vp, and departed vnto Mesopotamia, to the cite of Nahor.
Exodus 2:15
And Pharao herde of it, and sought for Moses, to slaye him. But Moses fled from Pharao, and kepte him in the lande of Madian, and sat him downe by a wells syde.
Job 2:6
Then sayde the LORDE vnto Satha: lo, there hast thou him in thy power, but spare his life.
Proverbs 14:29
Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.
Proverbs 15:1
A softe aswere putteth downe displeasure, but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger.
Proverbs 27:8
He that oft tymes flytteth, is like a byrde yt forsaketh hir nest.
Proverbs 29:19
A seruaut wil not be the better for wordes, for though he vnderstonde, yet wil he not regarde them.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
Yf a principall sprete be geue the to beare rule, be not negliget the in thine office: for so shal greate wickednesse be put downe, as it were wt a medecyne.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when they were come,.... Jesse and his sons, into the house where the entertainment was; and perhaps before they sat down, went into a private apartment by the direction of Samuel, where he acquainted Jesse with the business he came upon:

that he looked on Eliab; who was Jesse's firstborn, 1 Chronicles 2:13, called Elihu, 1 Chronicles 27:18

and said, surely the Lord's anointed is before him; or this is the person it is his pleasure should be anointed king.


 
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