1 Samuel 16:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy,  handsome appearance. Then the Lord said, ‘Anoint him, for he is the one.’

Cross References

Lamentations 4:7

Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies  were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like lapis lazuli.

Song of Solomon 5:10

My love is fit and strong,  , notable among ten thousand.

Acts 7:20

At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God’s sight. He was cared for in his father’s home for three months.

Acts 4:27

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

1 Samuel 17:42

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him  because he was just a youth, healthy  , and handsome.

1 Samuel 9:17

When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, ‘Here is the man I told you about;  he will govern my people.’

Genesis 39:6

He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority;  he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.

Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses, after he was born, was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict.

Exodus 2:2

The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful,  she hid him for three months.

1 Samuel 17:55

When Saul had seen David going out to confront the Philistine, he asked Abner the commander of the army, ‘Whose son is this youth, Abner? ’ ‘Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I don’t know,’ Abner replied.

2 Samuel 7:8

‘So now this is what you are to say to my servant David: “This is what the Lord of Armies says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, to be ruler over my people Israel.

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the last words of David: The declaration of David son of Jesse, the declaration of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob. This is the most delightful of Israel’s songs.

1 Kings 1:34

There, the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan are to anoint him as king over Israel.  You are to blow the ram’s horn  and say, “Long live King Solomon! ”

Zechariah 4:14

‘These are the two anointed ones,’  , he said, ‘who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.’

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the young men answered, ‘I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man,  a warrior, eloquent, handsome, and the Lord is with him.’