1 Samuel 9:17 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Samuel 9:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 9:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 9:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! He will have authority over my people.””
1 Samuel 9:17 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 9:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah said unto him, Behold, the man of whom I spake to thee! this same shall have authority over my people.”
1 Samuel 9:17 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“When Samuel hath seen Saul, then hath Jehovah answered him, `Lo, the man of whom I have spoken unto thee; this <FI>one<Fi> doth restrain My people.'”
1 Samuel 9:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 9:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people.”
1 Samuel 9:17 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 9:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When Samuel therefore sawe Saul, the Lord answered him, See, this is the man whom I spake to thee of, he shall rule my people.”
1 Samuel 9:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 9:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 9
15 Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
16 To 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.
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.
18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
19 And 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.
What Does 1 Samuel 9:17 Mean?
1 Samuel 9:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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