1 Samuel 9:18
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
1 Samuel 9:18 in other translations
| BSB | Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” |
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| WEB | Then Saul approached Samuel in the gateway, and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.” |
| ASV | Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is. |
| YLT | And Saul draweth nigh to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and saith, ‘Declare, I pray thee, to me, where is this--the seer's house?' |
| DARBY | And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. |
| BBE | Then Saul came up to Samuel in the doorway of the town and said, Give me directions, if you will be so good, to the house of the seer. |
| Webster | Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. |
What does 1 Samuel 9:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 9:18-21
18-20. Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is--Satisfying the stranger's inquiry, Samuel invited him to the feast, as well as to sojourn till the morrow; and, in order to reconcile him to the delay, he assured him that the strayed asses had been recovered.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 9:18-27
Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do him honour. Both that evening and early the next morning, Samuel communed with Saul upon the flat roof of the house. We may suppose Samuel now convinced Saul that he was the person God had fixed upon for the government, and of his own willingness to resign. How different are the purposes of the Lord for us, from our intentions for ourselves! Perhaps Saul was the only one who ever went out to seek asses, and literally found a kingdom; but many have set out and moved their dwellings to seek riches and pleasures, who have been guided to places where they found salvation for their souls. Thus they have met with those who addressed them as if aware of the secrets of their lives and hearts, and have been led seriously to regard the word of the Lord. If this has been our case, though our worldly plans have not prospered, let us not care for that; the Lord has given us, or has prepared us for, what is far better.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
1 Samuel 9:18 in the original Hebrew
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לִ֔יLito <the> me
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Context
- 1 Samuel 9:17
And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
- 1 Samuel 9:18
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
- 1 Samuel 9:19
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
1 Samuel 9:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llegando Saúl á Samuel en medio de la puerta, díjole: Ruégote que me enseñes dónde está la casa del vidente. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül s’approcha de Samuel, au milieu de la porte, et lui dit: Je te prie, montre-moi où est la maison du voyant. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul trat im Tore zu Samuel heran und sprach: Zeige mir doch an, wo das Haus des Sehers ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Accessit autem Saul ad Samuelem in medio portæ, et ait: Indica, oro, mihi, ubi est domus videntis. |