1 Samuel 16:6 - Easy To Read Version

⁶ When Jesse and his sons arrived, Samuel saw Eliab. Samuel thought, “Surely this is the man that the Lord has chosen!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ When they had come, he looked on Eliab [the eldest son] and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁶ When they arrived, Samuel looked at Eliab and thought, That must be the LORD’s anointed right in front.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, "Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Samuel 16:6 Cross References

1 Kings 4:11

Ben Abinadab was governor of Naphoth Dor. He was married to Taphath, daughter of Solomon.

1 Chronicles 2:13

Jesse was Eliab’s father. Eliab was Jesse’s first son. Jesse’s second son was Abinadab. His third son was Shimea.

1 Chronicles 27:18

Judah: Elihu. (Elihu was one of David’s brothers.)\par Issachar: Omri son of Michael.\par

1 Chronicles 28:4

“The Lord God of Israel chose the family group of Judah to lead the twelve family groups of Israel. And then from that family group, the Lord chose my father’s family. And from that family, God chose me to be the king of Israel forever! God wanted to make me king of Israel!

2 Chronicles 11:18

Rehoboam married Mahalath. Her father was Jerimoth. Her mother was Abihail. Jerimoth was David’s son. Abihail was Eliab’s daughter, and Eliab was Jesse’s son.

Psalm 84:9

God, protect our protector. {\cf2\super [489]} \par Be kind to your chosen king. {\cf2\super [490]} \par

Judges 8:18

Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “You killed some men on Mount Tabor. What were those men like?”

1 Samuel 17:13

Jesse’s three oldest sons went with Saul to the war. The first son was Eliab. The second son was Abinadab. And the third son was Shammah.

1 Samuel 17:22

David left the food and things with the man who kept supplies. David ran to the place where the Israelite soldiers were. David asked about his brothers.