1 Samuel 16:12

Easy To Read Version

Jesse sent someone to get his youngest son. This son was a good-looking, red-faced [145] young man. He was very handsome.

Cross References

Genesis 39:6

So Potiphar allowed Joseph to take responsibility for everything in the house. Potiphar worried about nothing, only the food he ate.

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the last words of David:

2 Samuel 7:8

“You must say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: I chose you while you were out in the pasture following the sheep. I took you from that job and made you the leader of my people, the Israelites.

1 Kings 1:34

At that place, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint [4] him to be the new king of Israel. Blow the trumpet and announce, ‘This is the new king, Solomon!’

Psalm 2:2

Their kings and leaders joined together\par to fight against the Lord\par and against the king he chose.\par

Psalm 78:70

God chose David to be his special servant.\par David was guarding the sheep pens,\par but God took him away from that job.\par

Exodus 2:2

The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy. The mother saw how beautiful the baby was, and she hid him for three months.

Lamentations 4:7

Some of the men of Judah\par were dedicated to God in a special way.\par Those men were very pure.\par They were whiter than snow.\par They were whiter than milk.\par Their bodies were red like coral.\par Their beards were sapphire stones.\par

Zechariah 4:14

So he said, “They represent the two men chosen {\cf2\super [9]} to serve the Lord of the whole world.”

Acts 4:27

These things really happened when Herod, {\cf2\super [76]} Pontius Pilate, the nations, and the Jewish people all ‘came together’ against Jesus here in Jerusalem. Jesus is your holy Servant. He is the One you (God) made to be the Christ. {\cf2\super [77]}

Acts 7:20

This was the time when Moses was born. He was a very fine child. For three months they took care of Moses in his father’s house.

Hebrews 11:23

And the mother and father of Moses hid Moses for three months after he was born. They did this because they had faith. They saw that Moses was a beautiful baby. And they were not afraid to disobey the king’s (Pharaoh’s) order.

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the servants said, “There is a man named Jesse living in Bethlehem. I saw Jesse’s son. He knows how to play the harp. He is also a brave man and fights well. He is smart and handsome. And the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:42

Goliath looked at David {and laughed}. Goliath saw that David was only a handsome, red-faced [158] boy [159]

1 Samuel 17:55

Saul watched David go out to fight Goliath. Saul spoke to Abner, the commander of the army. “Abner, who is that young man’s father?”

1 Samuel 9:17

Samuel saw Saul, and the Lord said to Samuel, “This is the man I told you about. He will rule my people.”