⁶ When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!”

¹⁸ One of the servants said to Saul, “One of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that—he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the Lord is with him.”