1 Samuel 10:9 - Plain English Version

⁹ Saul turned around and started to leave that place, then God suddenly changed him. That day he told people God’s word, just like Samuel said. (We have not yet translated 10:10-16.)

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ And when [Saul] had turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And it was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

Common English Bible

⁹ And just as Saul turned to leave Samuel’s side, God gave him a different heart, and all these signs happened that very same day.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And so, when he had turned his shoulder, so that he might go away from Samuel, God changed him to another heart. And all these signs occurred on that day.

1 Samuel 10:9 Cross References

Mark 14:16

Those 2 men left him and went into Jerusalem. Everything happened just like Jesus told them. So they got the food ready for that special Passover dinner.

1 Samuel 16:13

So Samuel got the bottle of olive oil, and he poured oil on David’s head, while his older brothers were watching. God’s spirit went into David in a powerful way and stayed in him from that day on. Then Samuel went back to his place at Ramah.