Cross references

1 Samuel 9:16

“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

1 Samuel 9:16 BSB

1 Samuel 9:16 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 10:1 (15 votes) and Exodus 3:7–9 (13 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Exodus 2 to Jeremiah 32.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 9:16 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

  2. The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. …

  3. Psalm 25:1812 votes

    Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

  4. Psalm 106:4412 votes

    Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

  5. After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. …

  6. Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.

  7. Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram. You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

  8. Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!” So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead, …

  9. Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 9:16?

The 10 strongest of 19.