World English Bible
1 Samuel 9:17
“When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, "Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! this same shall have authority over my people.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 9
Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
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; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked on my people, because their cry has come to me.
When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, "Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! this same shall have authority over my people.
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, "Please tell me where the seer's house is.
Samuel answered Saul, and said, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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