1 Samuel 16:12

New King James Version

So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”

Cross References

Lamentations 4:7

Her Nazirites were brighter than snow And whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, Like sapphire in their appearance.

Song of Solomon 5:10

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

Acts 7:20

At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months.

Acts 4:27

“For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

1 Samuel 17:42

And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking.

1 Samuel 9:17

So when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “There he is, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people.”

Genesis 39:6

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

Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.

Psalm 2:6

“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,

Exodus 2:2

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

1 Samuel 17:55

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

2 Samuel 7:8

Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.

2 Samuel 23:1

Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:

1 Kings 1:34

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

Psalm 78:70

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

Zechariah 4:14

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

1 Samuel 16:18

Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the Lord is with him.”