1 Samuel 16:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

1 Samuel 16:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S (d) anointed [is] before him. (d) Thinking that Eliab had been appointed by God to be made king.
1 Samuel 16:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel Anoints David (E 2) or (R). A better division would be in the middle of 1 Samuel 15:35 , so as to begin the new section with And Yahweh repented. etc. Many authorities regard this section a...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him. He looked on Eliab, х 'Eliy'aab ( H446 ), to whom God is father] - o...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David is anointed King over Israel From 1 Samuel 16 on, the interest centres in David rather than in Saul.
1 Samuel 16:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He looked on Eliab. — There was something in the tall and stately presence of the eldest born of Jesse which reminded the old man of the splendid youth of Saul. Eliab seemed to Samuel in all respec...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXII. DAVID ANOINTED BY SAMUEL. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 . THE rejection of Saul was laid very deeply to heart by Samuel. No doubt there many engaging qualities in the man Saul, which Samuel c...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Choice of His Anointed 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The anointing of the young shepherd, with his ruddy cheeks and deep, poetic eyes, is a beautiful episode, in very marked contrast to the events pre...
1 Samuel 16:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the third section of this Book, throughout which David is the principal figure. It would seem that Samuel had given himself over to the sadness occasioned by Saul's failure. Jehovah re...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) В¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him. (7) But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the...
1 Samuel 16:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass, when they were come ,.... Jesse and his sons, into the house where the entertainment was; and perhaps before they sat down, went into a private apartment by the direction of Sam...
1 Samuel 16:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him. Ver. 6. He looked on Eliab. ] Who was of a goodly stature and presence, but...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed , &c. Struck with the gracefulness and dignity of his person, he immediately concluded that this was the person whom God designed for his...
1 Samuel 16:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel's mourning for Saul was deep and real; nevertheless it must not be too long protracted. The Lord stirs him up now to some positive action. God has chosen a king from among the sons of Jesse, a...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Anointed by Samuel. B. C. 1065. 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

When they were come; when the most of Jesse's sons were come, either to the place of the feast, or to some other place near it, appointed for this private discourse, whither they were to come befor...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Anointing of David As Prospective King Over Israel. The Spirit Of YHWH Comes Mightily On Him ( 1 Samuel 16:1-13 ). It is a sad reflection on what Saul's reign had become that the elders of Bet...
1 Samuel 16:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 16:7 . “ The Lord said .” “In like manner the Lord in the days of His flesh read and answered men’s thoughts.” Compare Matthew 12:25 ; Luke 5:22 , etc....
1 Samuel 16:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:7 . The Lord said to Samuel. A cloud of proofs demonstrate, that the Eternal Word did personally accompany the holy prophets, and talk with them by voice in open vision. What nation ha...
1 Samuel 16:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. Samuel’s visit to Bethlehem 1. How much history is entwined around one locality! The very name of a village recalls events most...
1 Samuel 16:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID ANOINTED AS THE FUTURE KING , AND HIS FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SAUL . ( 1 Samuel 16:1-9 ) EXPOSITION CHOICE OF DAVID AS SUCCESSOR TO SAUL ( 1 Samuel 16:1-...
1 Samuel 16:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Anointed by Samuel
1 Samuel 16:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 2:13 ; 1 Chronicles 27:18 ; 1 Kings 12:26 ; 1 Samuel 17:13 ; 1 Samuel 17:22 ; Judges 8:18
1 Samuel 16:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Before him — That is, in this place where God is now present. For it is observable, that not only the sacrifice is said to be offered, but even the feast upon the remainders of it is said, to be ea...

1 Samuel 16:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 16:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 16:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 16:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 16:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 16:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 16:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 16:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 16:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 16:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 16:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes