1 Samuel 9:15

New Century Version

The day before Saul came, 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 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,

Easy-to-Read Version
The day before, the Lord had told Samuel,

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

¹¹ As Saul and the servant were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to get water. Saul and the servant asked them, "Is the seer here?" ¹² The young women answered, "Yes, he's here. He's ahead of you. Hurry now. He has just come to our town today, because the people will offer a sacrifice at the place of worship. ¹³ As soon as you enter the town, you will find him before he goes up to the place of worship to eat. The people will not begin eating until the seer comes, because he must bless the sacrifice. After that, the guests will eat. Go now, and you should find him." ¹⁴ Saul and the servant went up to the town. Just as they entered it, they saw Samuel coming toward them on his way up to the place of worship. ¹⁵ The day before Saul came, the Lord had told Samuel: ¹⁶ "About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Appoint him to lead my people Israel. He will save my people from the Philistines. I have seen the suffering of my people, and I have listened to their cry." ¹⁷ When Samuel first saw Saul, the Lord said to Samuel, "This is the man I told you about. He will organize 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
and with every living thing that is with you—the birds, the tame and the wild animals, and with everything that came out of the boat with you—with every living thing on earth.

Exodus 28:12
Then put the two stones on the two straps of the holy vest as reminders of the twelve sons of Israel. Aaron is to wear their names on his shoulders in the presence of the Lord as reminders of the sons of Israel.

Deuteronomy 7:9
So know that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God. He will keep his agreement of love for a thousand lifetimes for people who love him and obey his commands.

1 Kings 8:23
and said: " Lord , God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below. You keep your agreement of love with your servants who truly follow you.

Nehemiah 9:32
"And so, our God, you are the great and mighty and wonderful God. You keep your agreement of love. Do not let all our trouble seem unimportant to you. This trouble has come to us, to our kings and our leaders, to our priests and prophets, to our ancestors and all your people from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

Psalms 106:45
He remembered his agreement with them, and he felt sorry for them because of his great love.

Jeremiah 14:21
For your sake, do not hate us. Do not 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 my agreement I made with you when you were young, and I will make an agreement that will continue forever with you.

Luke 1:72
He said he would give mercy to our ancestors and that he would remember his holy promise.

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.