6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed is before him.


In Context

3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. 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.

1 Samuel 16:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the Lord 's anointed stands here before the Lord ."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:6And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's anointed before him?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, |Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, 'Surely, before Jehovah is His anointed.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.