1 Samuel 10:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.”

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BSBPD

“As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 10:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
  2. Judges 6:36Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,
  3. Judges 7:11and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.
  4. 1 Samuel 10:2When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
  5. Isaiah 38:7This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised:
  6. Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
  7. Mark 14:16So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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