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17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said,[a] “Here is the man that I told you about. He will rule over my people.” 18 As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”

19 Samuel replied to Saul, “I am the seer! Go up in front of me to the high place! Today you will eat with me and in the morning I will send you away. I will tell you everything that you are thinking.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:17 tn Heb “responded.”
  2. 1 Samuel 9:19 tn Heb “all that is in your heart.”

17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This(A) is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”

18 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”

19 “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart.

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