1 Samuel 9:15

Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel, one day before Saul had arrived, saying:

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

14And they ascended into the city. And as they were walking in the midst of the city, Samuel appeared, advancing to meet them, so that he might ascend to the high place.

16“Tomorrow, at the same hour that it is now, I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. And you shall anoint him to be the leader over my people Israel. And he will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor upon my people, because their outcry has reached me.”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 9:17And when Samuel had caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him: “Behold, the man about whom I spoke to you. This one shall rule over my people.”

1 Samuel 20:2And he said to him: “May this not be! You shall not die. For my father will not do anything, great or small, without first revealing it to me. Therefore, has my father concealed this word solely from me? By no means shall this be!”

Job 33:16then, he opens the ears of men, and, educating them, he teaches discipline,

Amos 3:7For the Lord God does not fulfill his word, unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.

Mark 14:13And he sent two of his disciples, and he said to them: “Go into the city. And you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

Acts 27:23For an Angel of God, who is assigned to me and whom I serve, stood beside me this night,

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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