World English Bible
1 Samuel 16:6
“It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 16
Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, "Do you come peaceably?
He said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice." He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him.
But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Yahweh sees] not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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