When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.”
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- KJV And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.
- BSB When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
- NKJV So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”
- NASB When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is standing before Him.”
- NLT When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!”
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- 1 Sam 17:13The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
- 1 Chr 2:13and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
- Judg 8:18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king.”
- 1 Sam 17:22David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
- 1 Chr 27:18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
- 1 Kgs 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
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