1 Samuel 9:16-18

Lexham English Bible

¹⁶ “This time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you must anoint him as leader over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen the suffering of my people, because their cry of distress has come to me.” ¹⁷ When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh answered him, “Here is the man about whom I told you! This is the one who will govern my people.”

¹⁸ Then Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate and said, “Please tell me, where is the house of the seer?”