And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
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Gill's Exposition
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer,.... For he supposed, by inquiring for his house, that his business was with him; wherefore this he said, not as boasting of his character and office,…
Adam Clarke
I am the seer - This declaration would prepare Saul for the communications afterwards made.
Providence having at length brought Samuel and Saul together, we have here an account of what passed between them in the gate, at the feast, and in private.
I. In the gate of the city; passing through…
Cambridge Bible
go up before me Addressed to Saul only. The verb is in the singular. Saul is to precede Samuel as a mark of honour.
all that is in thine heart Thine inmost thoughts and aspirations; not merely about…