Commentary for I Samuel 16:12
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ וְה֣וּא אַדְמוֹנִ֔י עִם־יְפֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם וְט֣וֹב רֹ֑אִי (פ) וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה ק֥וּם מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ כִּֽי־זֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon. And the LORD said: ‘Arise, anoint him; for this is he.’
Malbim on I Samuel
And if he had remained on Shmuel's human distinction he would have decided that he was unworthy, but God would see to the heart and know that from the goodness of his choice he would do justice and righteousness, and in the nature of the planted redness he would use to fight the wars of the Lord. "And from the city of the Lord all the workers of On, and the one who is desired in the eyes of the Lord, that when he finds a bad inclination in his nature, he will rule over it on the part of his righteousness and the goodness of his choice.
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