1 Samuel 9:14-16

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁴ So they went up to the city. As they came into the city, behold, Samuel was coming out toward them to go up to the high place.

God’s Choice for King

¹⁵ Now a day before Saul’s coming, ^(A)the Lord had ^[a]revealed this to Samuel saying, ¹⁶ “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and ^(B)you shall anoint him to be prince over My people Israel; and he will deliver My people from the hand of the Philistines. For ^(C)I have regarded My people, because their cry has come to Me.”