9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day.
9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back
9 When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day.
9 Saul turned and left Samuel. At that very moment God transformed him - made him a new person! And all the confirming signs took place the same day.
9 So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.
9 As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel's signs were fulfilled that day.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 10:9
Commentary on 1 Samuel 10:9-16
(Read 1 Samuel 10:9-16)
The signs Samuel had given Saul, came to pass punctually; he found that God had given him another heart, another disposition of mind. Yet let not an outward show of devotion, and a sudden change for the present, be too much relied on; Saul among the prophets was Saul still. His being anointed was kept private. He leaves it to God to carry on his own work by Samuel, and sits still, to see how the matter will fall.