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


In Context

3 and thou hast called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that which thou dost do, and thou hast anointed to Me him of whom I speak unto thee.'

4 And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken, and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the city tremble to meet him, and one saith, 'Is thy coming peace?'

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.'

8 And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, 'Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'

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 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.

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 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.