1 Samuel 16:12

New English Translation

So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him. This is the one!”

Cross References

Genesis 39:6

So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; he gave no thought to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and good-looking.

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the final words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, Israel’s beloved singer of songs:

2 Samuel 7:8

“So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.

1 Kings 1:34

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

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.

Psalm 2:6

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

Psalm 78:70

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

Exodus 2:2

The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a healthy child, she hid him for three months.

Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is dazzling and ruddy; he stands out in comparison to all other men.

Lamentations 4:7

Her consecrated ones were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies more ruddy than corals, their hair like lapis lazuli. ח (Khet)

Zechariah 4:14

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

Acts 4:27

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

Acts 7:20

At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. For three months he was brought up in his father’s house,

Hebrews 11:23

By faith, when Moses was born, his parents hid him for three months, because they saw the child was beautiful and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

1 Samuel 16:18

One of his attendants replied, “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:42

When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

1 Samuel 17:55

Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, O king, I don’t know.”

1 Samuel 9:17

When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, “Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”