1 Samuel 16:12 - The Scriptures 2009

¹² And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and handsome. And יהוה said, “Arise, 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

Lamentations 4:7

Her Nazirites were brighter than snow And whiter than milk; More ruddy in body than rubies, Their cut like sapphire.

Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, Chief among ten thousand.

Acts 7:20

“At that time Mosheh was born, and he was well-pleasing to Elohim. And he was reared three months in the house of his father.

Acts 4:27

“For truly, in this city there were gathered together against Your set-apart Servant יהושע, whom You anointed, both Herodes and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and the people of Yisra’ĕl

1 Samuel 17:42

And when the Philistine looked about and saw Dawiḏ, he despised him, for he was a youth, and ruddy and of handsome appearance.

1 Samuel 9:17

And when Shemu’ĕl saw Sha’ul, יהוה said to him, “See, the man of whom I spoke to you. Let this one govern My people.”

Genesis 39:6

And he left in Yosĕph’s hand all that he had, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. And Yosĕph was handsome in form and handsome in appearance.

Hebrews 11:23

By belief, Mosheh, having been born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a comely child, and were not afraid of the sovereign’s command.

Psalm 2:6

But I, I have set My Sovereign on Tsiyon, My set-apart mountain.

Psalm 2:2

The sovereigns of the earth take their stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against יהוה and against His Messiah, and say,

Exodus 2:2

And the woman conceived and bore a son. And she saw that he was a lovely child, and she hid him three months.

1 Samuel 17:55

And when Sha’ul saw Dawiḏ going out against the Philistine, he said to Aḇnĕr, the commander of the army, “Aḇnĕr, whose son is this youth?” And Aḇnĕr said, “As your being lives, O sovereign, I do not know.”

2 Samuel 7:8

“And now, say to My servant Dawiḏ, ‘Thus said יהוה of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be ruler over My people, over Yisra’ĕl.

2 Samuel 23:1

And these are the last words of Dawiḏ, the saying of Dawiḏ son of Yishai, the saying of the man raised above, the anointed of the Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ, and the sweet singer of Yisra’ĕl:

1 Kings 1:34

“And there Tsaḏoq the priest and Nathan the prophet shall anoint him sovereign over Yisra’ĕl. And blow the shophar, and say, ‘Let Sovereign Shelomoh live!’

Psalm 78:70

And He chose Dawiḏ His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;

Zechariah 4:14

And he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who stand beside the Master of all the earth.”

1 Samuel 16:18

And one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Yishai the Bĕyth Leḥemite, who knows how to play, a brave one, and a man of battle, and skilled in words, and a handsome man. And יהוה is with him.”