Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 9:17

17 Sǎmǔĕr kànjian Sǎoluó de shíhou , Yēhéhuá duì tā shuō , kàn nǎ , zhè rén jiù shì wǒ duì nǐ suǒ shuō de , tā bì zhìlǐ wǒde mín .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 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.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 9:17 In-Context

15 Sǎoluó wèi dào de qián yī rì , Yēhéhuá yǐjing zhǐshì Sǎmǔĕr shuō ,

16 Míngrì zhè shíhou , wǒ bì shǐ yī gèrén cóng Biànyǎmǐn dì dào nǐ zhèlǐ lái , nǐ yào gāo tā zuò wǒ mín Yǐsèliè de jūn . tā bì jiù wǒ mín tuōlí Fēilìshì rén de shǒu . yīn wǒ mín de āi shēng shàngdá yú wǒ , wǒ jiù juàngù tāmen .

17 Sǎmǔĕr kànjian Sǎoluó de shíhou , Yēhéhuá duì tā shuō , kàn nǎ , zhè rén jiù shì wǒ duì nǐ suǒ shuō de , tā bì zhìlǐ wǒde mín .

18 Sǎoluó zaì chéng mén lǐ zǒu dào Sǎmǔĕr gēnqián , shuō , qǐng gàosu wǒ , xiān jiàn de yù suǒ zaì nǎli .

19 Sǎmǔĕr huídá shuō , wǒ jiù shì xiān jiàn . nǐ zaì wǒ qiánmian shàng qiū tán qù , yīnwei nǐmen jīnrì bì yǔ wǒ tóng xí . míngrì zǎochen wǒ sòng nǐ qù , jiāng nǐ xīnli de shì dōu gàosu nǐ .