1 Samuel 9:15 KJV — MannaFest

1 Samuel 9:15

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,

YLT

and Jehovah had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

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1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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15 verses on the floor

Acts 13:21
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
1 Samuel 15:1
Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
2 Samuel 7:27
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.
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Job 33:16
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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The Hebrew phrase is, He uncovered the ear of Samuel, to which some allude for the explication of the way of God's revealing himself to us; he not only speaks, but uncovers our ear.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Find him - At home and at leisure. To eat - The relicks of the sacrifices. Doth bless - The blessing of this sacrifice seems to have consisted both of thanksgiving, this being a thank-offering, and of prayer to God for its acceptance.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

1SA 9:15AMO 3:7 JHN 15:15
1SA 9:15AMO 3:7 GEN 18:17
1SA 9:15AMO 3:7 PSA 25:14
1SA 9:15AMO 3:7 REV 1:1
1SA 9:15AMO 3:7 DAN 9:22-27
1SA 9:15JOB 33:16 PSA 40:6
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1SA 9:15JOB 33:16 JOB 36:10
1SA 9:15JOB 33:16 JOB 36:15

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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