1 Samuel 9:15

And the Lord had revealed to Samuel's ear one day before Saul's coming, saying,

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14And they went up into the city. They were entering into the city, when, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high-place.

16About this time tomorrow will I send unto thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him as chief over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have beheld my people, because their cry is come unto me.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 9:17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord addressed him, Behold, the man of whom I spoke to thee, This one shall rule over my people.

1 Samuel 20:2And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father is not wont to do a great thing or a small thing, which he doth not inform me of; and why should my father conceal this thing from me? it is not so.

Job 33:16Then doth he lay open the ear of men, and sealeth it with their warning;

Amos 3:7For the Lord Eternal will do nothing, unless he have revealed his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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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