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 Living Translation (NLT)When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, “That’s the man I told you about! He will rule my people.”

Context of 1 Samuel 9:17

15Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear the day before Saul came, saying, 16“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.” 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.” 18Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, “Please tell me, where is the seer’s house?” 19Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today; and tomorrow I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart.

1 Samuel 9:17 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• unto him, Behold the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whom I spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to thee of! this same shall reignעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• over my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 9:17

• 1 Samuel 16:6So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is 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 will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them.
• 2 Samuel 23:6But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands.
• Nehemiah 13:19So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day.
• Acts 13:21And afterward they asked for a king; so 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 terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the 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
• Saul
• Herdsman
• Samuel, Books of
• Spring
• High Place
• Judges, Period of

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