1 Samuel 9:15

Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

In Context

14So they went up to the town, and when they came inside the town, Samuel came face to face with them on his way to the high place.

16Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and on him you are to put the holy oil, making him ruler over my people Israel, and he will make my people safe from the hands of the Philistines: for I have seen the sorrow of my people, whose cry has come up to me.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 9:17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.

1 Samuel 20:2And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.

Job 33:16Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;

Amos 3:7Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.

Mark 14:13And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, Go into the town, and there will come to you a man with a vessel of water: go after him;

Acts 27:23For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 9:12-18

Saul Introduced to Samuel. ( b. c. 1070.) 11 And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? 12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: 13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come,… Read the whole commentary →

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