"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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And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah'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.
And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, Surely Yahweh's anointed is before him.
And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah `is' His anointed.'