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1 Samuel 9:16

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“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.”

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1 Samuel 9:16 in other translations

To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

1 Samuel 9:16 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 9:16 in context

  1. 14They went up to the city. As they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.
  2. 15Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
  3. 16“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.”
  4. 17When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! He will have authority over my people.”
  5. 18Then Saul approached Samuel in the gateway, and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”