1 Samuel 16:12

Contextual Overview

⁶When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD ." ⁶ When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the Lord 's anointed stands here before the Lord ." ⁶Now it happened, when they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the anointed of Yahweh is before Him." ⁶ When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him." ⁶ And when they were come, he loked on Eliab, & saide: Surelye the Lordes annoynted is before him. ⁶ When Jesse and his sons arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely this is the man who the Lord has chosen." ⁶ And it happened as they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely His anointed is before Jehovah. ⁶ When they came, he looked on Eli'ab and thought, "Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him." ⁶ It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him. ⁶ And it came to passe when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lords anointed is before him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ruddy: 1 Samuel 17:42, Song of Solomon 5:10, Lamentations 4:7, Acts 7:20, Hebrews 11:23

of a beautiful countenance: Heb. fair of eyes, 1 Samuel 16:7

And the Lord: 1 Samuel 9:17

anoint him: Psalms 2:2, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 89:19, Psalms 89:20, Acts 4:27

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:4 - hated him Genesis 39:6 - a goodly person Deuteronomy 17:15 - whom 1 Samuel 13:14 - the Lord 1 Samuel 15:28 - a neighbour 1 Samuel 16:3 - anoint 1 Samuel 16:18 - a comely 2 Samuel 3:18 - for the Lord 2 Samuel 5:2 - feed 2 Samuel 6:21 - chose 2 Samuel 7:8 - I took thee 2 Samuel 23:1 - the anointed 1 Kings 1:34 - Zadok 2 Kings 8:15 - And it came 2 Kings 9:3 - I have anointed 1 Chronicles 5:2 - the chief ruler 1 Chronicles 11:3 - anointed 1 Chronicles 11:10 - according 1 Chronicles 12:23 - according 1 Chronicles 17:7 - I took thee 1 Chronicles 28:4 - among the sons 2 Chronicles 13:5 - to David Psalms 78:70 - chose Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember Zechariah 4:14 - These Matthew 20:2 - he sent

Cross-References

Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the LORD judge between you and me."

Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me."

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, "May the violence done to me be upon you. I gave my servant-woman into your embrace, but she saw that she had conceived, so I became contemptible in her sight. May Yahweh judge between you and me."

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, "May the wrong done me be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her sight. May the LORD judge between you and me."

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai sayde vnto Abram: there is wrong done vnto me by thee: I haue geuen my mayde into thy bosome, whiche seyng that she hath conceaued, I am despised in her eyes, the Lorde be iudge betweene thee & me.

Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "My slave girl now hates me, and I blame you for this. I gave her to you, and she became pregnant. Then she began to feel that she is better than I am. I want the Lord to judge which of us is right."

Genesis 16:5
And Sar'ai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my maid to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me!"

Genesis 16:5
And Saray seide to Abram, Thou doist wickidli ayens me; I yaf my seruauntesse in to thi bosum, which seeth, that sche conseyuede, and dispisith me; the Lord deme betwixe me and thee.

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said vnto Abram, My wrong be vpon thee: I haue giuen my maid into thy bosome, and when shee saw that she had conceiued, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD iudge betweene me and thee.

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he sent and brought him in,.... Sent messengers into the field and to the flock for him, and being come home Jesse introduced him into the room where Samuel was:

now he was ruddy; which some understand not of the ruddiness of his complexion, or of his cheeks, but of the redness of his hair; the former seems best:

and withal of a beautiful countenance; of comely features: or "beautiful eyes" e; bright, clear, and sparkling; eyes that are black or blue are reckoned beautiful:

and goodly to look to; of a pleasant countenance, delightful to behold; he carried sweetness as well as majesty in his face; in this he was a type of Christ, Song of Solomon 5:10. A beautiful aspect, as well as shape and height, recommended persons for government, as with the Ethiopians, as Aristotle f relates; so Agamemnon is represented by Priamus g for his personable appearance, as like a king, and fit to be one:

and the Lord said, arise, anoint him, for this is he; that he had spoken to him of, and who it was his pleasure should be anointed king; and therefore, by a secret strong impulse upon his mind, was put upon doing it immediately, without any hesitation or delay.

e עם יפה עינים "simul pulcher oculis", Montanus; "cum pulchritudine oculorum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. f Politic. l. 4. c. 4. g Homer. Iliad. 3. v. 166.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 16:12. He was ruddy — I believe the word here means red-haired, he had golden locks. Hair of this kind is ever associated with a delicate skin and florid complexion.