1 Samuel 9:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.””
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“When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 9:17 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
- 1 Samuel 16:6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
- 2 Samuel 23:6But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
- Nehemiah 13:19When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
- Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
- Hosea 13:11So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.
- Acts 13:21Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
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