Kabbalah sa 1 Samuel 16:12: Sha'arei Orah

Now, because King David, peace be upon him, was garbed with the quality of the Living God-E”l Chai-א״ל חי, and is the matter of the fourth leg of the Chariot (Merkavah), he therefore included kindness-Chessed, judgment-Din, and mercy-Rachamim from the other three legs of the Chariot (Merkavah). Scripture therefore states about him,¹⁵Samuel I 16:12 “He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and good looking.” The word, “He was ruddy-Admonee-אדמוני” hints at the influence of judgment-Din, which is called “the red fire-Aish Adom-אש אדום.” The words, “with beautiful eyes-Yefeh Aynayim-יפה עינים” refer to the kindness of Avraham-Chessed Avraham-חסד אברהם, which is called “a kind eye-Ein HaChessed-עין החסד,”¹⁶See Mishnah Avot 5:19 that one of the qualities of the students of Avraham is the good eye-Ayin Tovah-עין טובה,” which is the eye of kindness-Ain HaChessed-עין החסד. and he was “the eye of the world-Eyno Shel Olam-עינו של עולם.”¹⁷See Bava Batra 4a, and Sotah 10a; Midrash Bereishit Rabba 42:3; Kallah Rabbatee 3:4 and elsewhere. The words “good looking-Tov Ro’ee-טוב רואי” refer to splendor-Tiferet, which is the quality of Yaakov, which the quality of good-Tov-טוב is tied to.¹⁸That is, the quality of good-Tov-טוב is the quality of Yosef, and is the quality of foundation-Yesod, as mentioned before. Now, if you question this with the verse about Esav,¹⁹Genesis 25:24 “The first one emerged red-Admonee-אדמוני,” know that the redness-Admonee-אדמוני of Esav has neither good-Tov-טוב nor beauty-Yofi-יופי in it, but is as the verse continues, “completely red-Admonee-אדמוני like a hairy mantle.” In contrast, about David it states, “He was ruddy-Admonee-אדמוני, with beautiful eyes-Yefeh Aynayim-יפה עינים and good looking-טוב רואי”

In conclusion, know that HaShem’s-יהו"ה Divine title Lord-Adona”y-אדנ״י, acts according to what is drawn to it, whether from within or without, and it then is called by the title that is fitting for it, whether for good or for bad, whether for life or for death, whether for plague or for pleasure. This is the mystery of the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil. If the drawing forth is from the side of kindness-Chessed, it is called good-Tov-טוב. If the drawing forth from the side of judgment, there also is an angle whereby it is called good-Tov-טוב, even though it is from the side of judgment. This happens when the judgment is drawn from the inner camps and is the mystery hinted in the verse,³⁰⁹Samuel I 16:12 “He was ruddy-Admonee-אדמוני, with fair eyes and a good-Tov-טוב appearance.”³¹⁰That is, David (whose attribute was kingship-Malchut) was red-Admonee-אדמוני on the one hand, indicating judgment-Gevurah, and yet is called good-Tov-טוב, as will be discussed later. However, if the judgment is from the external forces, it is an evil illness, and is the matter of evil-Ra-רע.