1 Samuel 9:15

Easy-to-Read Version

The day before, the Lord had told Samuel,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now the day before Saul’s arrival, the Lord had informed Samuel,

Hebrew Names Version
Now the LORD had revealed to Shemu'el a day before Sha'ul came, saying,

King James Version
Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

Lexham English Bible
Now Yahweh had revealed this to Samuel the day before Saul arrived, saying,

English Standard Version
Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed to Samuel:

New Century Version
The day before Saul came, the Lord had told Samuel:

New English Translation
Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel:

Amplified Bible
Now a day before Saul came, the LORD had informed Samuel [of this], saying,

New American Standard Bible
Now a day before Saul's coming, the LORD had revealed this to Samuel, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But the Lord had reueiled to Samuel secretly (a day before Saul came) saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now a day before Saul's coming, Yahweh had revealed this in Samuel's hearing, saying,

Contemporary English Version
The day before Saul came, the Lord had told Samuel,

Complete Jewish Bible
The day before Sha'ul arrived, Adonai had given Sh'mu'el a revelation:

Darby Translation
Now Jehovah had apprised Samuel one day before Saul came, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
Now the LORD had told Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

Good News Translation
Now on the previous day the Lord had told Samuel,

Literal Translation
And Jehovah revealed in Samuel's ear one day before Saul came, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
( But the LORDE had opened Samuels eare the daye afore, or euer Saul came, and sayde:

American Standard Version
Now Jehovah had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the Lorde had tolde Samuel in his eare (a day before Saul came) saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now the LORD had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Now the Lord had told Samuel in his eare a day before Saul came, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before Saul came to him, saying,

English Revised Version
Now the LORD had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Now on the day before Saul's arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the Lord `hadde maad reuelacioun in the eere of Samuel `bifor o dai, that Saul cam, and seide,

Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,

Update Bible Version
Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

World English Bible
Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

New King James Version
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear the day before Saul came, saying,

New Living Translation
Now the Lord had told Samuel the previous day,

New Life Bible
Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had told Samuel,

New Revised Standard
Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed to Samuel:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, Yahweh, had unveiled the ear of Samuel, - one day before Saul came, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel the day before Saul came, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed to Samuel:

THE MESSAGE
The very day before, God had confided in Samuel, "This time tomorrow, I'm sending a man from the land of Benjamin to meet you. You're to anoint him as prince over my people Israel. He will free my people from Philistine oppression. Yes, I know all about their hard circumstances. I've heard their cries for help."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now a day before Saul's coming, the LORD had revealed this to Samuel saying,

Contextual Overview

¹² The young women answered, "Yes, the seer is here. He is just up the road. He came to town today. Some people are meeting together today to share in a fellowship offering at the place for worship. ¹³ So go into town and you will find him. If you hurry, you can catch him before he goes up to eat at the place for worship. The seer blesses the sacrifice, so the people won't begin eating until he gets there. If you hurry, you can find him." ¹⁴ Saul and the servant started walking up the hill to town. Just as they came into town, they saw Samuel coming out of town, walking toward them. He was on his way to the place for worship. ¹⁵ The day before, the Lord had told Samuel, ¹⁶ "At this time tomorrow I will send a man to you. He will be from the tribe of Benjamin. You must anoint him and make him the new leader over my people Israel. This man will save my people from the Philistines. I have seen my people suffering, and I have heard their cries for help." ¹⁷ When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to Samuel, "This is the man I told you about. He will rule my people."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord: 1 Samuel 9:17, 1 Samuel 15:1, Psalms 25:14, Amos 3:7, Mark 11:2-4, Mark 14:13-16, Acts 13:21, Acts 27:23

told Samuel in his ear: Heb. revealed the ear of Samuel, 1 Samuel 20:2, 2 Samuel 7:27, Job 33:16, *marg.

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 17:15 - whom 1 Chronicles 17:25 - told thy servant Isaiah 22:14 - it was Ezekiel 9:5 - hearing

Cross-References

Genesis 9:8
Then God said to Noah and his sons,

Genesis 9:10
I make my promise to all the birds, and to all the cattle, and to all the animals that came out of the boat with you. I make my promise to every living thing on earth.

Exodus 28:12
Then put these two jewels on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. Aaron will wear this special coat when he stands before the Lord . And the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel will be on the ephod. These jewels will cause the Lord to remember the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 7:9
"So remember that the Lord your God is the only God, and you can trust him! He keeps his agreement. He shows his love and kindness to all people who love him and obey his commands. He continues to show his love and kindness through a thousand generations,

1 Kings 8:23
and said, " Lord , God of Israel, there is no other god like you in heaven or on the earth. You keep the agreement that you made with your people. You are kind and loyal to those who follow you with all their heart.

Nehemiah 9:32
Our God, you are the great God, the awesome, powerful soldier! You are kind and loyal. You keep your agreement. We have had many troubles, and our troubles are important to you. Bad things happened to all our people, and to our kings and leaders, and to our priests and prophets. Those terrible things have happened from the days of the king of Assyria until today!

Psalms 106:45
He always remembered his agreement, and because of his faithful love, he comforted them.

Jeremiah 14:21
For the good of your name, don't push us away. Don't take away the honor from your glorious throne. Remember your agreement with us and do not break it.

Ezekiel 16:60
But I will remember the agreement we made when you were young. I made an agreement with you that will continue forever!

Luke 1:72
God said he would show mercy to our fathers, and he remembered his holy agreement.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear,.... In a private manner, whispering in his ear, telling him in a free, familiar, friendly way, as a secret:

a day before Saul came; that he might prepare for the entertainment of him, and not be surprised at his coming, as well as hereby be assured he was the person designed to be king of Israel, when he should come:

saying; as follows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 9:15. Now the Lord had told Samuel — How this communication was made, we cannot tell.