Font Size
1 Samuel 9:16
New King James Version
1 Samuel 9:16
New King James Version
16 “Tomorrow about this time (A)I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, (B)and you shall anoint him [a]commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have (C)looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Samuel 9:16 prince or ruler
1 Samuel 9:16
New International Version
1 Samuel 9:16
New International Version
1 Samuel 9:16
King James Version
1 Samuel 9:16
King James Version
16 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.
Read full chapter
1 Samuel 9:16
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:16
English Standard Version
16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, (A)and you shall anoint him to be prince[a] over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. (B)For I have seen[b] my people, because their cry has come to me.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Samuel 9:16 Or leader
- 1 Samuel 9:16 Septuagint adds the affliction of
1 Samuel 9:16
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 9:16
New American Standard Bible
16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and (A)you shall anoint him as ruler over My people Israel; and he will save My people from the hand of the Philistines. For (B)I have considered My people, because their outcry has come to Me.”
Read full chapter
1 Kings 1:39
New King James Version
1 Kings 1:39
New King James Version
39 Then Zadok the priest took a horn of (A)oil from the tabernacle and (B)anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, (C)and all the people said, [a]“Long live King Solomon!”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Kings 1:39 Lit. Let King Solomon live
1 Kings 1:39
New International Version
1 Kings 1:39
New International Version
39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil(A) from the sacred tent(B) and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet(C) and all the people shouted,(D) “Long live King Solomon!”
1 Kings 1:39
King James Version
1 Kings 1:39
King James Version
39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
Read full chapter
1 Kings 1:39
English Standard Version
1 Kings 1:39
English Standard Version
39 There Zadok the priest took the horn of (A)oil from the tent and (B)anointed Solomon. (C)Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, (D)“Long live King Solomon!”
Read full chapter
1 Kings 1:39
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 1:39
New American Standard Bible
39 And Zadok the priest then (A)took the horn of oil from the tent and (B)anointed Solomon. Then they (C)blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “(D)Long live King Solomon!”
Read full chapter
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.