1 Samuel 10:7

10:7 “When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you. ¹ 

1 Samuel 10:9

Saul Becomes King

10:9 As Saul ²  turned ³  to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. ⁴  All these signs happened on that very day.

[10:7]  ¹ sn In light of Saul’s commission to be Israel’s deliverer (see v. 1), it is likely that some type of military action against the Philistines (see v.5) is implied.

[10:9]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:9]  ³ tn Heb “turned his shoulder.”

[10:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “God turned for him another heart”; NAB, NRSV “gave him another heart”; NIV, NCV “changed Saul’s heart”; TEV “gave Saul a new nature”; CEV “made Saul feel like a different person.”