Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Now a day before Saul’s coming,
King James Version
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
Holman Bible
Now the day before Saul’s arrival, the Lord had informed Samuel,
International Standard Version
Now one day before Saul's arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel:
A Conservative Version
Now LORD had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
American Standard Version
Now Jehovah had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
Amplified
Now a day before Saul came, the Lord had
Darby Translation
Now Jehovah had apprised Samuel one day before Saul came, saying,
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah revealed in the ear of Samuel one day, before Saul came, saying,
King James 2000
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now Yahweh {had revealed this to} Samuel the day before Saul arrived, saying,
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the LORD had told Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
NET Bible
Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel:
New Heart English Bible
Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
The Emphasized Bible
Now, Yahweh, had unveiled the ear of Samuel, - one day before Saul came, saying:
Webster
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
World English Bible
Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jehovah had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,
Themes
tribe of Benjamin » Furnished the first king to israel
Christian ministers » Influential in public affairs » Designate kings
Topics
Interlinear
Galah
'ozen
'echad
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 9:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul Seeks Samuel's Advice
14 So they went up to the town, and when they came inside the town, Samuel came face to face with them on his way to the high place. 15 Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying, 16 Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and on him you are to put the holy oil, making him ruler over my people Israel, and he will make my people safe from the hands of the Philistines: for I have seen the sorrow of my people, whose cry has come up to me.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:1
And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to put the holy oil on you and to make you king over his people, over Israel: so give ear now to the words of the Lord.
Acts 13:21
Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.
1 Samuel 9:17
And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.
1 Samuel 20:2
And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.
2 Samuel 7:27
For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.
Job 33:16
Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;
Psalm 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
Amos 3:7
Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.
Mark 11:2-4
And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him.
Mark 14:13-16
And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, Go into the town, and there will come to you a man with a vessel of water: go after him;
Acts 27:23
For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,