Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Samuel saw Saul, and Jehovah answered him, Behold the man that I said to thee, He shall rule over my people.
New American Standard Bible
When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, “Here is the man I told you about;
International Standard Version
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, "Here is the man I told you about. This man will rule over my people."
A Conservative Version
And when Samuel saw Saul, LORD said to him, Behold, the man of whom I spoke to thee! This man shall have authority over my people.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “There is the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall rule over My people [as their king].”
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people.
King James 2000
And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spoke to you of! this same shall reign over my people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh answered him, "Here [is] the man about whom I told you! This [is the] one [who] will govern my people."
Modern King James verseion
And when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah said to him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to you! This one shall reign over My people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD answered him, "See, this is the man whom I spake to thee of. This same shall reign over my people."
NET Bible
When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, "Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people."
New Heart English Bible
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall have authority over my people."
The Emphasized Bible
And, when, Samuel, beheld Saul, Yahweh, answered him, Lo! the man, of whom I said unto thee, Here, is one shall control my people.
Webster
And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this same shall reign over my people.
World English Bible
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."
Youngs Literal Translation
When Samuel hath seen Saul, then hath Jehovah answered him, 'Lo, the man of whom I have spoken unto thee; this one doth restrain My people.'
Themes
Benjamin » Tribe of » Saul, the first king of israel, from
tribe of Benjamin » Furnished the first king to israel
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 9:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul Seeks Samuel's Advice
16 About the time to-morrow I will send to thee a man from the land of Benjamin, and anoint him for leader over my people Israel; he shall save my people from the hand of Philisteim; for I saw my people, for their cry came to me. 17 And Samuel saw Saul, and Jehovah answered him, Behold the man that I said to thee, He shall rule over my people. 18 And Saul will draw near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and he will say, Announce to me, now, where the house of him seeing.
Cross References
1 Samuel 3:13
And I announced to him that I judge his house even forever, for the iniquity which he knew: for his sons cursing for themselves and he admonished them not
1 Samuel 16:6-12
And it will be in their coming, and he will see Eliab, and he said, Surely, before Jehovah his Messiah.
2 Samuel 23:6-7
And Belial as the thorn thrusting out are all they, for they will not be taken by the hand.
Nehemiah 13:19
And it will be as the gates of Jerusalem were darkened before the Sabbath, and saying, and the doors shall be shut, and saying that they shall not open them till after the Sabbath: and from my young men I caused to stand at the gates; a burden shall not be brought in in the day of the Sabbath.
Nehemiah 13:25
And I shall contend with them, and I shall curse them and I shall strike of them men, and I shall make them bald, and cause them to swear by God, If ye shall give your daughters to their sons, and if ye shall lift up from their daughters to your sons and to yourselves.
Hosea 13:11
I will give to thee a king in mine anger, and I will take away in my wrath.
Acts 13:21
And thence they desired a king; and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.
Romans 13:3-4
For rulers are not the terror of good works, but of evil. And wilt thou not fear the power do good, and thou shalt have approbation of it: