SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:19
Y Samuel respondió a Saúl, y dijo: Yo soy el vidente; sube delante de mí al alto, y come hoy conmigo, y por la mañana te despacharé, y te descubriré todo lo que está en tu corazón.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:19
Verse 19. I am the seer] This declaration would prepare Saul for the communications afterwards made.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer , etc.] For he supposed, by inquiring for his house, that his business was with him; wherefore this he said, not as boasting of his character and office, or in the pride and vanity of his mind, but merely for information sake: go up before me unto the high place ; instead of returning home with him, he invited him to go to the place of feasting, as the Targum, whither he was going to partake of the entertainment there; and he bids him go before him, either because he was an old man, and could not go his pace, or he had business to do by the way, or this was in honour to Saul, whom he knew was to be king of Israel: for ye shall eat with me today ; he and his servant, at the public feast: he insisted upon his dining, or it may be rather supping with him: and tomorrow I will let thee go ; for it being in the evening when this feast was, he could not depart that night, but must stay till morning, and then he promised to dismiss him: and will tell thee all that is in thine heart ; answer all questions he had in his mind to ask him, for which he came into the city, and inquired for his house. The Jews have a tradition that it was in the heart of Saul that he should be a king, having in a vision seen himself placed on the top of a palm tree, which was a sign of royalty, and this Samuel told him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 18-27 - Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing his 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 Sau upon the flat roof of the house. We may suppose Samuel now convince Saul that he was the person God had fixed upon for the government, an 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 kingdom; but many have set out and moved their dwellings to seek riche and pleasures, who have been guided to places where they foun salvation for their souls. Thus they have met with those who addresse 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 ou 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 fa better __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויען 6030 שׁמואל 8050 את 853 שׁאול 7586 ויאמר 559 אנכי 595 הראה 7203 עלה 5927 לפני 6440 הבמה 1116 ואכלתם 398 עמי 5973 היום 3117 ושׁלחתיך 7971 בבקר 1242 וכל 3605 אשׁר 834 בלבבך 3824 אגיד׃ 5046
