1 Samuel 9:16-18

International Standard Version

¹⁶ “About this time tomorrow I’ll send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him as Commander-in-Chief^[a] over my people Israel. He’ll deliver my people from the control^[b] of the Philistines, because I’ve seen the suffering of^[c] my people and because their cry has come up to me.” ¹⁷ When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, “Here is the man I told you about. This man 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.”