1 Samuel 9:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Behold

1 Samuel 16:6

Hosea 13:11

Reign over

Romans 13:3

Bible References

Behold

Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.

I have given you a king, because I was angry, and have taken him away in my wrath.

Reign over

And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.

But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:

And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day.

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.

For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;