1 Samuel 10:9

Saul Becomes King

10:9 As Saul ¹  turned ²  to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. ³  All these signs happened on that very day.

1 Samuel 17:30

17:30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, ⁴  but they ⁵  gave him the same answer as before.

[10:9]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:9]  ² tn Heb “turned his shoulder.”

[10:9]  ³ 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.”

[17:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “and spoke according to this word.”

[17:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “the people.”