I said him to come early

I told him to come early

Why - would have heard it this way
Say and tell

Said and told

Both are Verbs
Say + you me him her us them Should not use
If I want to say something
She did not say anything

I want to say you some thing

After say YOU should not be used
Ex :
1. I dint not say anything to her
2. You need to say something if you don’t like the idea
3. If they say yes only then will we go
4. Why don’t you say something didn’t you like the shoes
Said – Past tense of Say
He said me
She said me
I said him
Say and tell are irregular verbs. The past simple of say is said, the past simple of tell is told:
They asked if I was looking for work and I said yes.
Then he told me how he had got the job by lying about his age.
We use say and tell in different ways in reported speech. Say focuses on the words someone
said and tell focuses more on the content or message of what someone said:
‘Hello,’ she said.
Not: ‘Hello,’ she told.
She told him they were going on holiday. (The focus is on the information.)
We use say with direct speech. We don’t normally use tell in this way:

Say and tell have similar meanings, but they are used in different ways.
A good way to know when to use each is to remember that somebody says something, but
somebody tell someone something. So the main difference is that when you use say, you
don't mention who said it, while when you use tell you do.
Examples:
Mary said she likes her new teacher.
Mary told me she likes her new teache
Here's another example.
Can you say good morning in another language? I can say good morning in three
different languages!
Can you tell your mother I called?
Another difference is that say can be followed by to, but not tell.
Examples:
What did he say to the police?
What did he tell the police?