English Standard Version
1 Samuel 10:7
7Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
1 Samuel 10:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you.
Context of 1 Samuel 10:7
5After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. 6Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. 8Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do." 9When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day.
Read all of 1 Samuel 101 Samuel 10:7 word by word
וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֥י תָבֹ֛אנָה הָאֹת֥וֹת הָאֵ֖לֶּה לָ֑ךְ עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּמְצָ֣א יָדֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 10:7
- Exodus 4:8"If they will not believe you," God said, "or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign.
- Luke 2:12And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."
- John 6:14When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!"
- Judges 9:33Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city. And when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may do to them as your hand finds to do."
- Genesis 21:20And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow.
- Deuteronomy 20:1"When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
- Judges 6:12And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor."
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 45:1Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed:
- Matthew 1:23"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou do as occasion serve thee - After God has shown thee all these signs that thou art under his especial guidance, fear not to undertake any thing that belongs to thy office, for God is with thee. What a number of circumstances thus precisely foretold! Does not this prove that Samuel was under the continual inspiration of the Almighty?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7God is with you: This refers to God giving Saul the strength to do his duties.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271Sa 10:1-27. Samuel Anoints Saul, and Confirms Him by the Prediction of Three Signs. 1. Then Samuel took a vial of oil--This was the ancient (Jud 9:8) ceremony of investiture with the royal office among the Hebrews and other Eastern nations. But there were two unctions to the kingly office; the one in private, by a prophet (1Sa 16:13), which was meant to be only a prophetic intimation of the person attaining that high dignity--the more public and formal…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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