1 Samuel 9:17

17 Cuando Samuel vio a Saúl, el Señor
le dijo: «¡Ese es el hombre del que 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 Ahora bien, el Señor
le había dicho a Samuel el día anterior:

16 «Mañana a esta hora te enviaré a un hombre de la tierra de Benjamín. Úngelo para que sea el líder de mi pueblo, Israel. Él lo librará de los filisteos, porque desde lo alto he mirado a mi pueblo con misericordia y he oído su clamor».

17 Cuando Samuel vio a Saúl, el Señor
le dijo: «¡Ese es el hombre del que te hablé! Él gobernará a mi pueblo».

18 Justo en ese momento, Saúl se acercó a Samuel a las puertas de la ciudad y le preguntó:
—¿Podría decirme, por favor, dónde está la casa del vidente?

19 —¡Yo soy el vidente! —contestó Samuel—. Sube al lugar de adoración delante de mí. Allí comeremos juntos; en la mañana te diré lo que quieres saber y te enviaré de regreso.