10:7 “When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you. 1
10:9 As Saul 2 turned 3 to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. 4 All these signs happened on that very day.
11:6 The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.
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.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “turned his shoulder.”
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.”
5 tn Heb “all Israel.”