And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
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4 additional translationsAnd it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah is His anointed.'
And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy