Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 16:12

12 Yēxī jiù dǎfa rén qù jiào le tā lái . tā miàn sè guāng hóng , shuāng mù qīng xiù , róngmào jùnmĕi . Yēhéhuá shuō , zhè jiù shì tā , nǐ qǐlai gāo tā .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 16:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 16:12

And he sent and brought him in
Sent messengers into the field and to the flock for him, and being come home Jesse introduced him into the room where Samuel was:

now he was ruddy;
which some understand not of the ruddiness of his complexion, or of his cheeks, but of the redness of his hair; the former seems best:

and withal of a beautiful countenance;
of comely features: or "beautiful eyes" ^F5; bright, clear, and sparkling; eyes that are black or blue are reckoned beautiful:

and goodly to look to;
of a pleasant countenance, delightful to behold; he carried sweetness as well as majesty in his face; in this he was a type of Christ, ( Song of Solomon 5:10 Song of Solomon 5:16 ) . A beautiful aspect, as well as shape and height, recommended persons for government, as with the Ethiopians, as Aristotle ^F6 relates; so Agamemnon is represented by Priamus ^F7 for his personable appearance, as like a king, and fit to be one:

and the Lord said, arise, anoint him, for this is he;
that he had spoken to him of, and who it was his pleasure should be anointed king; and therefore, by a secret strong impulse upon his mind, was put upon doing it immediately, without any hesitation or delay.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (Mynye hpy Me) "simul pulcher oculis", Montanus; "cum pulchritudine oculorum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F6 Politic. l. 4. c. 4.
F7 Homer. Iliad. 3. v. 166.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 16:12 In-Context

10 Yēxī jiào tā qī gè érzi dōu cóng Sǎmǔĕr miànqián jīngguò , Sǎmǔĕr shuō , zhè dōu bú shì Yēhéhuá suǒ jiǎnxuǎn de .

11 Sǎmǔĕr duì Yēxī shuō , nǐde érzi dōu zaì zhèlǐ ma . tā huídá shuō , hái yǒu gè xiǎo de , xiànzaì fàng yáng . Sǎmǔĕr duì Yēxī shuō , nǐ dǎfa rén qù jiào tā lái . tā ruò bù lái , wǒmen bì bù zuòxí .

12 Yēxī jiù dǎfa rén qù jiào le tā lái . tā miàn sè guāng hóng , shuāng mù qīng xiù , róngmào jùnmĕi . Yēhéhuá shuō , zhè jiù shì tā , nǐ qǐlai gāo tā .

13 Sǎmǔĕr jiù yòng jiǎo lǐ de gāo yóu , zaì tā zhū xiōng zhōng gāo le tā . cóng zhè rì qǐ , Yēhéhuá de líng jiù dàdà gǎndòng Dàwèi . Sǎmǔĕr qǐshēn huí Lāmǎ qù le .

14 Yēhéhuá de líng líkāi Sǎoluó , yǒu è mó cóng Yēhéhuá nàli lái rǎoluàn tā .