1 Samuel 16:12 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

¹² He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Jesse sent and brought him. David had a healthy reddish complexion and beautiful eyes, and was fine-looking. The Lord said [to Samuel], Arise, anoint him; this is he.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

Common English Bible

¹² So Jesse sent and brought him in. He was reddish brown, had beautiful eyes, and was good-looking. The LORD said, “That’s the one. Go anoint him.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Therefore, he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, and beautiful to behold, and with a stately face. And the Lord said, "Rise up, anoint him! For it is he."

1 Samuel 16:12 Cross References

Genesis 39:6

So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge; and, with him there, he had no concern for anything but the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking.

2 Samuel 23:1

Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, son of Jesse, the oracle of the man whom God exalted, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the favorite of the Strong One of Israel:

2 Samuel 7:8

Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince over my people Israel;

1 Kings 1:34

There let the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed, saying,

Psalm 2:6

“I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

Psalm 78:70

He chose his servant David, and took him from the sheepfolds;

Exodus 2:2

The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him three months.

Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is all radiant and ruddy, distinguished among ten thousand.

Lamentations 4:7

Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their hair like sapphire.

Zechariah 4:14

Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”

Acts 4:27

For in this city, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

Acts 7:20

At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful before God. For three months he was brought up in his father's house;

Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a warrior, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence; and the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:42

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance.

1 Samuel 17:55

When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”

1 Samuel 9:17

When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you. He it is who shall rule over my people.”