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] - or Elihu (1 Chronicles 27:18). And said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. Here Samuel, in consequence of taking his impressions from the external appearance, falls into the same error as formerly (1 Samuel 10:24).