1 Samuel 9:6

9:6 But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. ¹  Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.” ² 

1 Samuel 9:1

Samuel Meets with Saul

9:1 There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He was a prominent person.

Kisah Para Rasul 8:1

8:1 And Saul agreed completely with killing ³  him.

Saul Begins to Persecute the Church

Now on that day a great ⁴  persecution began ⁵  against the church in Jerusalem, ⁶  and all ⁷  except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions ⁸  of Judea and Samaria.

Yesaya 44:26

44:26 who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servants ⁹ 

and brings to pass the announcements ¹⁰  of his messengers,

who says about Jerusalem, ¹¹  ‘She will be inhabited,’

and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,

her ruins I will raise up,’

[9:6]  ¹ tn The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “our way on which we have gone.”

[8:1]  ³ tn The term ἀναίρεσις (anairesi") can refer to murder (BDAG 64 s.v.; 2 Macc 5:13; Josephus, Ant. 5.2.12 [5.165]).

[8:1]  ⁴ tn Or “severe.”

[8:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “Now there happened on that day a great persecution.” It is less awkward to say in English “Now on that day a great persecution began.”

[8:1]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:1]  ⁷ sn All. Given that the Jerusalem church is still active after this and that the Hellenists are the focus of Acts 6-8, it is possible to argue that only the Hellenistic Christians were forced to scatter.

[8:1]  ⁸ tn Or “countryside.”

[44:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “the word of his servant.” The following context indicates that the Lord’s prophets are in view.

[44:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “counsel.” The Hebrew term עֵצָה (’etsah) probably refers here to the divine plan as announced by the prophets. See HALOT 867 s.v. I עֵצָה.

[44:26]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.