And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do what is appropriate for the occasion; for God is with you.
- BSB When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
- NKJV And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you.
- NASB And it shall be when these signs come to you, do for yourself what the occasion requires, because God is with you.
- NLT After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you.
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Quick answer
Once the signs come true, Saul is free to act as the occasion requires, because God is with him. His commission is grounded in God's presence.
Overview
Samuel gives Saul both confirmation and a charge: act decisively, since God himself stands behind him. 'God is with you' is the assurance that undergirds every faithful leader in Scripture. Yet verse 8 immediately attaches a condition, showing that Saul's freedom to act must still be exercised in obedient dependence on the Lord and His prophet.
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- Judg 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
- Josh 1:5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- Exod 4:8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
- Isa 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Heb 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Deut 20:1When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
- Luke 2:12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
- Gen 21:20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
- Eccl 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
- Judg 9:33And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
- Matt 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
- John 6:14Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
- Isa 45:1–2Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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