1 Samuel 16:6

“And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”

"And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him." - 1 Samuel 16:6
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What does 1 Samuel 16:6 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 16:6 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him." This verse comes from the Old Testament, specifically the book of 1 Samuel, which…

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In 1 Samuel 16:6, we encounter a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative, one that echoes through the ages: “And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.” At first glance, it seems like a straightforward…

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1 Samuel 16:6 - "¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him."
1 Samuel 6:16 - "And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day."
"And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day." - 1 Samuel 6:16
1 Samuel 16:1–13
1 Samuel 3:16 - "Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I."
1 Samuel 14:6
1 Samuel 16:10 - "Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these."
1 Samuel 8:6 - "¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 4:14-16
1 Samuel 6:1 - "And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months."
2 Samuel 6:14
1 Samuel 16:8 - "Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this."
1 Samuel 28:16 - "Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?"
1 Samuel 16:4 - "And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?"
1 Chronicles 6:28 - "And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah."
1 Samuel 16:13 - "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah."
2 Samuel 16:6 - "And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left."
1 Samuel 15:16 - "Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on."
1 Samuel 17:16 - "And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days."
1 Samuel 16:14 - "¶ But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him."
1 Samuel 10:16 - "And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not."
1 Samuel 12:6 - "¶ And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt."
1 Samuel 1:16 - "Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto."
1 Samuel 16:9 - "Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this."
1 Samuel 16:2 - "And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD."
1 Chronicles 6:16 - "¶ The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari."
1 Samuel 23:16 - "¶ And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God."
1 Samuel 16:15 - "And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee."