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1 Samuel 9:16-18
Common English Bible
1 Samuel 9:16-18
Common English Bible
16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the Benjaminite territory. You will anoint him as leader of my people Israel. He will save my people from the Philistines’ power because I have seen the suffering of[a] my people, and their cry for help has reached me.” 17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, “That’s the man I told you about. That’s the one who will rule[b] my people.”
18 Saul approached Samuel in the city gate and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:16 LXX; MT lacks the suffering of.
- 1 Samuel 9:17 LXX; Heb uncertain, perhaps restrain or gather (troops); cf 10:1
1 Samuel 9:16-18
New International Version
1 Samuel 9:16-18
New International Version
16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint(A) him ruler(B) over my people Israel; he will deliver(C) them from the hand of the Philistines.(D) I have looked on my people, for their cry(E) has reached me.”
17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This(F) is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”
18 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
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