1 Samuel 16:12

12 Entonces Isaí mandó a buscarlo. El joven era trigueño y apuesto, y de hermosos ojos.
Y el Señor
dijo:
—Este es, úngelo.

1 Samuel 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.

1 Samuel 16:12 In-Context

10 De la misma manera, Isaí le presentó sus siete hijos a Samuel. Pero Samuel le dijo:
—El Señor
no ha elegido a ninguno de ellos.

11 Después Samuel preguntó:
—¿Son estos todos los hijos que tienes?
—Queda todavía el más joven —contestó Isaí—. Pero está en el campo cuidando las ovejas y las cabras.
—Manda llamarlo de inmediato —dijo Samuel—. No nos sentaremos a comer hasta que él llegue.

12 Entonces Isaí mandó a buscarlo. El joven era trigueño y apuesto, y de hermosos ojos.
Y el Señor
dijo:
—Este es, úngelo.

13 Al estar David de pie entre sus hermanos, Samuel tomó el frasco de aceite de oliva que había traído y ungió a David con el aceite. Y el Espíritu del Señor
vino con gran poder sobre David a partir de ese día. Luego Samuel regresó a Ramá.

14 David sirve en la corte de Saúl
Ahora bien, el Espíritu del Señor
se había apartado de Saúl, y el Señor
envió un espíritu atormentador.