1 Samuel 9:17

17 Et lorsque Samuel eut vu Saül, l'Éternel lui dit: Voici l'homme dont je t'ai parlé; c'est lui qui dominera sur mon peuple.

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 Or, un jour avant que Saül vînt, l'Éternel avait fait à Samuel une révélation, lui disant:

16 Demain, à cette même heure, je t'enverrai un homme du pays de Benjamin, et tu l'oindras pour être conducteur de mon peuple d'Israël, et il délivrera mon peuple de la main des Philistins. Car j'ai regardé mon peuple, parce que son cri est venu jusqu'à moi.

17 Et lorsque Samuel eut vu Saül, l'Éternel lui dit: Voici l'homme dont je t'ai parlé; c'est lui qui dominera sur mon peuple.

18 Et Saül s'approcha de Samuel, au milieu de la porte, et dit

19 Et Samuel répondit à Saül, et dit: C'est moi qui suis le Voyant. Monte devant moi au haut lieu, et vous mangerez aujourd'hui avec moi; et je te laisserai aller au matin, et je te déclarerai tout ce qui est en ton cœur.