1 Samuel 9:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵ Now on the previous day the Lord had told Samuel, ¹⁶ “Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the tribe of Benjamin; anoint him as ruler of my people Israel, and he will rescue them from the Philistines. I have seen the suffering of my people and have heard their cries for help.”

¹⁷ When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I told you about. He will rule my people.”