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1 Samuel 9:19
“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samuel speaks to Saul at the city gateway, answering his inquiry about the seer’s location by directing him to ascend to the high place for a meal and promising to reveal what is in his heart the next morning.
The words — The Hebrew phrase אָנֹכִי הָ/רֹאֶה ('a.no.Khi ha./ro.'Eh) literally renders “I [am] the seer,” establishing Samuel’s prophetic identity in direct response to Saul’s question.
The thread — The promise to disclose hidden thoughts runs parallel to John 4:29, where a figure reveals everything a person has done, and anticipates 1 Corinthians 14:25, where heart secrets are made known to provoke worship.
Why it lands — The verse demands immediate compliance with God’s appointed messenger and confronts the reader with the reality that God perceives private desires and will address them directly.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 14:25 and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
- John 4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”