1 Samuel 9:17

1 Samuel 9:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
• New International Version (NIV)When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, "Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “There he is, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people.”

Context of 1 Samuel 9:17

15Now a day before Saul’s coming, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel, saying, 16“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him as ruler over My people Israel; and he will save My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have considered My people, because their outcry has come to Me.” When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! This one shall rule over My people.” 18Then Saul approached Samuel at the gateway and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.” 19And Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today; and in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you everything that is on your mind.

1 Samuel 9:17 word by word

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל רָאָ֣ה אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וַיהוָ֣ה עָנָ֔הוּ הִנֵּ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ זֶ֖ה יַעְצֹ֥ר בְּעַמִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• When Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I spokeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to you! Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• shall ruleעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• over My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 9:17

• 1 Samuel 16:6When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is standing before Him.”
• Hosea 13:11I gave you a king in My anger, And took him away in My wrath.
• 1 Samuel 3:13For I have told him that I am going to judge his house forever for the wrongdoing that he knew, because his sons were bringing a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.
• 2 Samuel 23:6But the worthless, every one of them, are like scattered thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand;
• Nehemiah 13:19And it came about that just as it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered that the doors be shut, and that they were not to open them until after the Sabbath. Then I stationed some of my servants at the gates so that no load would enter on the Sabbath day.
• Acts 13:21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
• Romans 13:3For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Behold the man whom I spake to thee of - What an intimate communion must Samuel have held with his God! A constant familiarity seems to have existed between them.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 The very maid-servants of the city could direct to the prophet. They had heard of the sacrifice, and could tell of the necessity for Samuel's presence. It is no small benefit to live in religious and holy places. And we should always be ready to help those who are seeking after God's prophets. Though God had, in displeasure, granted Israel's request for a king, yet he sends them a man to be captain over them, to save them out of the hand of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27Saul became powerful through three main events: Samuel secretly anointed him (1 Samuel 9:1–10:16). He was chosen by casting lots (1 Samuel 10:17–27). He defeated the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1–15). See also study note on 1 Samuel 13:1–16:13.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 9:17

• Benjamin
• Government
• King
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Samuel
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• Samuel, Books of
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9

• 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