1 Samuel 9:17

17 Cuando Samuel vio a Saúl, el SEÑOR le dijo: «Ahí tienes al hombre de quien te hablé; él gobernará a mi pueblo».

1 Samuel 9:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 9:17

And when Samuel saw Saul
Who could not but take notice of him for his height, and which might give him a suspicion he was the man the Lord had spoken of to him; and the rather, because this was the exact time in which he was to be sent to him, and therefore he fixed his eyes upon him: and that he might be assured it was he, and be left at no uncertainty about it,

the Lord said unto him;
by a still small voice, or by an impulse upon his mind:

behold the man whom I spake to thee of;
yesterday, this is he:

this same shall reign over my people;
be their king, as they have desired: or "shall restrain" ^F11 them, keep them in due bounds, in the discharge of their duty to God and man; and keep them from doing that which is evil, or walking in evil ways, which is the business of a good king; or who shall restrain them from having their own will, but shall rule over them in an absolute manner, according to his own arbitrary will and pleasure.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (ruey) "cohibebit", Montanus; "continebit", Tigurine version; "retinebit", Drusius; i.e. "coercebit", Piscator.

1 Samuel 9:17 In-Context

15 Un día antes de que Saúl llegara, el SEÑOR le había hecho esta revelación a Samuel:

16 «Mañana, a esta hora, te voy a enviar un hombre de la tierra de Benjamín. Lo ungirás como gobernante de mi pueblo Israel, para que lo libre del poder de los filisteos. Me he compadecido de mi pueblo, pues sus gritos de angustia han llegado hasta mí».

17 Cuando Samuel vio a Saúl, el SEÑOR le dijo: «Ahí tienes al hombre de quien te hablé; él gobernará a mi pueblo».

18 Al llegar a la puerta de la ciudad, Saúl se acercó a Samuel y le preguntó:—¿Podría usted indicarme dónde está la casa del vidente?

19 —Yo soy el vidente —respondió Samuel—. Acompáñame al santuario del cerro, que hoy comerán ustedes conmigo. Ya mañana, cuando te deje partir, responderé a todas tus inquietudes.