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1 Samuel 9:17 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 9 · verse 17
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.1 Samuel 9:17 · King James Version
1 Samuel 9:17 in context
15Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
16To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
17And 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.
18Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
19And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
- reignʻâtsârto incloseH6113 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Here, I. Saul, by an ordinary enquiry, is directed to Samuel, Sa1 9:11-14. Gibeah of Saul was not twenty miles from Ramah where Samuel dwelt, and was near to Mizpeh where he often judged Israel, and yet, it seems, Saul had lived so very privately, and had taken so little notice of public affairs, that he had never…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-17