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1 Samuel 9

1 Sam. 9:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
γhad told
galah (Hebrew #1540)
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
KJV usage: + advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, X plainly, publish, remove, reveal, X shamelessly, shew, X surely, tell, uncover.
Pronounce: gaw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
e Samuel
Shmuw'el (Hebrew #8050)
heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Samuel, Shemuel.
Pronounce: sehm-oo-ale'
Origin: from the passive participle of 8085 and 410
in his ear
'ozen (Hebrew #241)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
KJV usage: + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Pronounce: o'-zen
Origin: from 238
a
'echad (Hebrew #259)
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
KJV usage: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
Pronounce: ekh-awd'
Origin: a numeral from 258
day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
came
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
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revealed the ear of Samuel,
1 Sam. 20:2• 2And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will {/kn{kn 7823}}show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. (1 Sam. 20:2)
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Amos 3:7• 7Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)
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Acts 27:23• 23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, (Acts 27:23)

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Ministry on This Verse

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the Lord.
1 Sam. 9:17• 17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. (1 Sam. 9:17)
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1 Sam. 15:1• 1Samuel 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. (1 Sam. 15:1)
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Psa. 25:14• 14The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant. (Psa. 25:14)
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Amos 3:7• 7Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)
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Mark 11:2‑4• 2And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
 3And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
 4And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. (Mark 11:2‑4)
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Mark 14:13‑16• 13And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
 14And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
 15And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
 16And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. (Mark 14:13‑16)
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Acts 13:21• 21And 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. (Acts 13:21)
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Acts 27:23• 23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, (Acts 27:23)
told Samuel in his ear.
Heb. revealed the ear of Samuel.
1 Sam. 20:2• 2And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will {/kn{kn 7823}}show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. (1 Sam. 20:2)
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2 Sam. 7:27• 27For 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. (2 Sam. 7:27)
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Job 33:16• 16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, (Job 33:16)
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Job 33•  (Job 33)
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• Samuel still waits to establish this king until God points him out. This is the true character of a servant: dependence in obedience. (“1 Samuel 9” by H.L. Rossier)
• Whereas Saul is only a blind instrument in God's designs, Samuel is conscious of them, and is the confidant of His secret. (“1 Samuel 9” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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See Ruth 4.4