1 Samuel 9:16 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁶ 1 And Saul answering, said: Am not I a son of Jemini of the least tribe of Israel, and my kindred the last among all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then hast thou spoken this word to me?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be leader over My people Israel; and he shall save them out of the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon the distress of My people, because their cry has come to Me.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the Benjaminite territory. You will anoint him as leader of my people Israel. He will save my people from the Philistines’ power because I have seen the suffering of my people, and their cry for help has reached me.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ "Tomorrow, at the same hour that it is now, I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. And you shall anoint him to be the leader over my people Israel. And he will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor upon my people, because their outcry has reached me."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ To-morrow about this same hour I will send thee a man of the land of Benjamin. And thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked down upon my people, because their cry is come to me.

1 Samuel 9:16 Cross References

2 Samuel 3:18

3 And Joab and all the army that was with him, came afterwards: and it was told Joab, that Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

2 Kings 20:5

0 And Ezechias said: It is an easy matter for the shadow to go forward ten lines: and I do not desire that this be done, but let it return back ten degrees.

Psalm 102:1

All the day long my enemies reproached me: and they that praised me did swear against me.

Psalm 106:44

From the rising and the setting of the sun, from the north and from the sea.

Psalm 25:18

For thy mercy is before my eyes; and I am well pleased with thy truth.

Proverbs 16:9

6 Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Jeremiah 32:8

6 And after I had delivered the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying:

1 Samuel 10:1

And the spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.

1 Samuel 14:20

5 And all the common people came into a forest, in which there was honey upon the ground.

1 Samuel 14:23

8 And one of the people answering, said: Thy father hath bound the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat any food this day. (And the people were faint.)

1 Samuel 15:1

And Saul said to the Cinite: Go, depart and get ye down from Amalec: lest I destroy thee with him. For thou hast shewn kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. And the Cinite departed from the midst of Amalec.

1 Samuel 16:1

And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's anointed before him?

1 Samuel 16:3

And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.