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1 Samuel 9:17

SamuelSaul

15 Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,

16 “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”

18 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”

19 “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
KJV
And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
WEB
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! He will have authority over my people.”
ASV
And when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah said unto him, Behold, the man of whom I spake to thee! this same shall have authority over my people.
DARBY
And as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people.
BLB
And Samuel saw Saul, and YHWH said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people.”
ÅB
Da nå Samuel så Saul, sa Herren til ham: Se, det er den mann om hvem jeg har sagt til deg: Han skal styre mitt folk.
OTB
Da Samuel så Saul, sa Herren til ham: "Se, dette er mannen jeg talte til deg om! Han skal herske over mitt folk."
B1930
Da nu Samuel så Saul, sa Herren til ham: Se, det er den mann om hvem jeg har sagt til dig: Han skal styre mitt folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hosea 13:11

    So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.

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  • Acts 13:21

    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:6–12

    When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”

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  • 1 Samuel 3:13

    I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.

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  • Nehemiah 13:19

    When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

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  • Nehemiah 13:25

    I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

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  • 2 Samuel 23:6–7

    But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.

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  • Romans 13:3–4

    For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

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