1 Samuel 9:16
“To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Beniamin, and thou shalt anoynt him to be Captaine ouer my people Israel, that he may saue my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I haue looked vpon my people, because their cry is come vnto me.”
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1 Samuel 9:16 Context
14And they went vp into the citie: and when they were come into the citie, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to goe vp to the hie place. 15¶ Now the Lord had told Samuel in his eare a day before Saul came, saying, 16To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Beniamin, and thou shalt anoynt him to be Captaine ouer my people Israel, that he may saue my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I haue looked vpon my people, because their cry is come vnto me. 17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said vnto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of: this same shall reigne ouer my people. 18Then Saul drew neere to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the Seers house is.
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To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him [to be] captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
- King James Version
"About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over My people Israel; and he will deliver My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have regarded My people, because their cry has come to Me."
- New American Standard Version (1995)