1 Samuel 16:6

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“When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.””

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Read 1 Samuel 16:6 in the flow of 1 Samuel16 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Samuel16 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His anointed.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 16:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 8:18Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
  2. 1 Samuel 17:13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
  4. 1 Kings 4:11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
  5. 1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
  7. 1 Chronicles 27:18over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;

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