1 Samuel 16:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.”
1 Samuel 16:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 16:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 16:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.””
1 Samuel 16:6 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 16:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him. ”
1 Samuel 16:6 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His anointed.'”
1 Samuel 16:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 16:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him. ”
1 Samuel 16:6 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 16:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when they were come, hee looked on Eliab, and saide, Surely the Lordes Anointed is before him.”
1 Samuel 16:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 16:6 in Context — 1 Samuel 16
4 And 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?
5 And 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.
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.
7 But 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.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
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What Does 1 Samuel 16:6 Mean?
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