Verse Lens · Concise explanation
1 Samuel 9:26 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 26. 26And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
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Quick Meaning
Begins the early departure with Samuel calling Saul outside.
Private speech, a vial of oil, and a kiss
This verse is one part of that explanation in 1 Samuel 9:25–10:8. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 1 Samuel 9:25–10:8
Follow the scene from 1 Samuel 9:25–10:8, not verse 9:26 alone. This line begins the early departure with Samuel calling Saul outside, and the surrounding movement is After private conversation, Samuel sends the servant ahead, anoints Saul, and gives signs involving found donkeys, worshipers' bread, a prophetic company, transformed action, and a required wait at Gilgal.
What Remains True
Begins the early departure with Samuel calling Saul outside. Within 1 Samuel 9:25–10:8, this contribution supports the unit's enduring claim: Accountability requires hearing the full movement—After private conversation, Samuel sends the servant ahead, anoints Saul, and gives signs involving found donkeys, worshipers' bread, a prophetic company, transformed action, and a required wait at Gilgal. The anointing and signs do not create a ritual for selecting modern rulers, guarantee moral transformation, or authorize acting on impressions without accountable instruction.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 1 Samuel 9:25–10:8 — Samuel privately anoints Saul and gives three signsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV words, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete unit coverage.
Exact location: 1 Samuel 9:25–10:8, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Samuel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology, with the two KJV-Hebrew versification shifts stated rather than silently offset.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Sam.xml, OSIS 9:25–10:8; KJV 20:42 spans Hebrew 20:42–21:1, KJV 21:1–15 maps to Hebrew 21:2–16, KJV 23:29 maps to Hebrew 24:1, and KJV 24:1–22 maps to Hebrew 24:2–23
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: 1 Samuel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Only the translator notes actually printed for these verses, used for lexical, grammatical, textual, historical, and older-English controls.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Notes, 1 Samuel PDF, printed pp. 504–543, exact tc/tn/sn entries attached to 9:25–10:8
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