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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed this to Samuel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now the LORD had told Samuel the previous day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed to Samuel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear the day before Saul came, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a day before Saul’s coming, the LORD had revealed <i>this</i> to Samuel, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now a day before Saul&#8217s coming, the LORD had revealed this to Samuel saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now a day before Saul’s coming, the LORD had revealed <i>this</i> to Samuel saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now a day before Saul’s coming, Yahweh had revealed <i>this</i> in Samuel’s hearing, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now a day before Saul came, the LORD had informed Samuel [of this], saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had informed Samuel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the day before Saul&#8217s arrival, the LORD had informed Samuel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Jehovah had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The day before Saul came, the LORD had told Samuel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now the LORD had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now, the LORD had revealed the following message to Samuel one day before Saul came:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now on the previous day the LORD had told Samuel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now one day before Saul's arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now on the day before Saul?s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now the day before Saul arrived, the LORD had told Samuel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and YHWH had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Jehovah had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah revealed in the ear of Samuel one day, before Saul came, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel the day before Saul came, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel, one day before Saul had arrived, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed to Samuel:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now the LORD had told Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH had said to Shemueil one day before, that Shaul would come, saying<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now the LORD had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before Saul came to him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/9-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=2181" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Saul Chosen as King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>So Saul and his servant went up toward the city, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel coming toward them on his way up to the high place. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">Now on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇō·w- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">arrival,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">had revealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ō·zen (N-fsc) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">to Samuel,</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a></span><br />“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29-30</a></span><br />For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4-5</a></span><br />For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love / He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15-16</a></span><br />But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased / to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-9.htm">2 Timothy 1:9</a></span><br />He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-16.htm">John 15:16</a></span><br />You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2</a></span><br />While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a></span><br />according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-11.htm">Romans 9:11-12</a></span><br />Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/9-17.htm">1 Samuel 9:17</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">1 Samuel 15:1</a></b></br> Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee <i>to be</i> king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-14.htm">Psalm 25:14</a></b></br> The secret of the LORD <i>is</i> with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.</p><p class="hdg">told Samuel in his ear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/20-2.htm">1 Samuel 20:2</a></b></br> And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it <i>is</i> not <i>so</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27</a></b></br> For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-16.htm">Job 33:16</a></b></br> Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/14-6.htm">Apprised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-22.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-21.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-14.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-10.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-3.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/14-6.htm">Apprised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-8.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-17.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-17.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-13.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-17.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-1.htm">Saul despairing to find his father's donkeys</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">by the counsel of his servant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">and direction of young maidens</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-15.htm">according to God's revelation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-18.htm">comes to Samuel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-19.htm">Samuel entertains Saul at the feast</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-25.htm">Samuel, after secret communication, brings Saul on his way</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now on the day before Saul’s arrival</b><br>This phrase sets the timing of the events, indicating divine orchestration. The timing is significant as it shows God's providence in the unfolding of Israel's monarchy. Saul's arrival was not coincidental but part of a divine plan. This reflects the biblical theme that God is sovereign over time and events, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1</a>, which speaks of a time for every purpose under heaven.<p><b>the LORD had revealed to Samuel</b><br>The phrase highlights the role of divine revelation in guiding the prophet Samuel. Samuel, as a prophet, was the intermediary between God and the people of Israel. This revelation underscores the importance of prophetic insight in Israel's history, as seen in <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a>, which states that God does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. The revelation to Samuel also prefigures the role of Jesus Christ as the ultimate prophet who reveals God's will to humanity (<a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is actively involved in the lives of His people and communicates His will through prophets.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>A prophet and judge of Israel, who serves as a mediator between God and the people. He is instrumental in the transition from the period of judges to the monarchy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who is about to be anointed as the first king of Israel. His arrival marks a significant turning point in Israel's history.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/revelation_to_samuel.htm">Revelation to Samuel</a></b><br>The divine communication from God to Samuel, indicating His sovereign choice and plan for Israel's leadership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_before_saul's_arrival.htm">The Day Before Saul’s Arrival</a></b><br>A specific time frame indicating God's foreknowledge and preparation in the unfolding of His plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a></b><br>God orchestrates events according to His perfect timing and purpose. Trust in His timing, even when it is not immediately clear to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets serve as God's messengers, revealing His will to His people. We should value and heed the guidance of those who faithfully communicate God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_preparation.htm">Divine Preparation</a></b><br>God prepares His people for the roles He has for them, often long before they are aware of it. Reflect on how God might be preparing you for future service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_foreknowledge.htm">God's Foreknowledge</a></b><br>God's knowledge of future events assures us of His control over history. This should encourage us to rest in His plans and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Leadership in God's Kingdom</a></b><br>God chooses leaders according to His criteria, not human standards. Consider how God might be calling you to lead in your community or church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_sam_9_15-17_conflict_with_other_texts.htm">Does 1 Samuel 9:15–17, describing God’s direct revelation to Samuel about Saul, conflict with other biblical texts suggesting a more gradual or indirect selection of leaders? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_amalekites_reappear_in_1_sam_30.htm">If Saul reportedly destroyed the Amalekites earlier (1 Samuel 15), why do they reappear here in 1 Samuel 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_lost_donkeys_in_1_sam_9_3-4_hard_to_find.htm">Why do 1 Samuel 9:3–4’s details about searching for lost donkeys seem contradictory with other instances in the Old Testament where animals are quickly found or retrieved? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_kings_1_11-27_contradict_divine_king_appointments.htm">Does Nathan and Bathsheba’s intervention (1 Kings 1:11–27) contradict earlier portrayals of divine appointment of kings in Israel? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Had told Samuel in his ear.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">had uncovered the ear of Samuel. </span>The image is taken from the action of pushing aside the head-dress, in order the more conveniently to whisper some words to the ear. This is one of the few more direct intimations in the sacred records of one of the ways in which the Spirit of God communicated Divine thoughts to the human spirit. Here the Eternal Spirit is represented as whispering in the ear of man. "The true spirit of Jahveh (Jehovah), full of compassion, had already on the preceding day whispered to Samuel that for the deliverance of Janveh's people . . . a Benjamite must be anointed king."--<span class= "ital">Ewald.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now Jehovah had told Samuel in his ear.</span> Literally, "had uncovered his ear," as in <a href="/ruth/4-4.htm">Ruth 4:4</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27</a>. The phrase is taken from the pushing aside of the headdress in order to whisper, and therefore means that Jehovah had secretly told Samuel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/9-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul’s</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֖וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arrival,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֽוֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇō·w-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had revealed</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(gā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Samuel,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/9-15.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 9:15 Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/9-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 9:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 9:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/9-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 9:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 9:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>