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1 Samuel 9:16-18
New International Reader's Version
1 Samuel 9:16-18
New International Reader's Version
16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man. He is from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the king of my people Israel. He will save them from the power of the Philistines. I have seen how much my people are suffering. Their cry for help has reached me.”
17 When Samuel saw a man coming toward him, the Lord spoke to Samuel again. He said, “He is the man I told you about. His name is Saul. He will govern my people.”
18 Saul approached Samuel at the gate of the town. He asked Samuel, “Can you please show me the seer’s house?”
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