And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
Am not I a Benjamite ... By selecting a king from this least and nearly extinct tribe (Judges 20:1), divine wisdom designed to remove all grounds of jealousy among the other tribes.
Verse 1 Samuel 9:21. _AM NOT I A BENJAMITE_] This speech of Saul is exceedingly _modest_; he was now becomingly humble; but who can bear _elevation_ and _prosperity_? The tribe of Benjamin had not ye...
The tribe of Benjamin, originally the smallest of all the tribes Numbers 1:36, if Ephraim and Manasseh are reckoned as one tribe, had been nearly annihilated by the civil war recorded in Judges 20. It...
2. THE STORY OF SAUL AND HIS ANOINTING Chapter S 9:1-10:16 _ 1. Saul the son of Kish and the lost asses (1 Samuel 9:1)_ 2. Samuel and Saul (1 Samuel 9:11) 3. Saul anointed King (1 Samuel 9:25;...
1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16. SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL AS KING. (J), taken from one of the oldest narratives (see Introduction, p. 273). Note the absence of any connexion with the Deuteronomic narrative...
AM NOT.... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. THE SMALLEST. Very true, since the events recorded in Judges 20:35. SO TO ME. according to this word....
Saul entertained by Samuel 15. _Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear_ Lit. "had uncovered Samuel's ear," a figure of speech said to be derived from the practice of removing the hair or a corner of...
_the smallest of the tribes of Israel_ The warlike tribe of Benjamin, the smallest except Manasseh at the time of the numbering in the wilderness (Numbers 1:37), was reduced to insignificance by the t...
SAUL ANSWERED AND SAID, AM NOT I A BENJAMITE, &C.— Samuel convinced Saul that he was a prophet, by informing him of the business for which he came to consult him; and this done, he acquaints him with...
_Samuel and Saul Meet._ 1 Samuel 9:11-21 _Samuel and Saul Meet._ 1 Samuel 9:11-21 11 _And_ as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them,...
9:21 tribe (d-30) Or 'clans;' lit. 'tribes.' see Judges 20:12 ....
THE LEAST OF ALL THE FAMILIES] This is Eastern hyperbole and must not be taken literally: cp. Judges 6:15....
SAUL AND SAMUEL MEET For the picture of Samuel in this c, as a person of local rather than national importance, cp. Intro. § 6. On early prophecy, see Intro. § 4. 1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16 comes...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 9 SAUL LOOKS FOR HIS FATHER’S *DONKEYS V1 Kish was an important man from the *tribe of Benjamin. Kish was the son of Abiel. Abiel was the son...
וַ יַּ֨עַן שָׁא֜וּל וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר הֲ לֹ֨וא
CHAPTER XII. _ FIRST MEETING OF SAMUEL AND SAUL._ 1 Samuel 9:15. THE meeting between Samuel and Saul was preceded by previous meetings between Samuel and God. God had prepared the prophet for his v...
THE PROPHET MEETS THE COMING KING 1 Samuel 9:15 There are some favored souls to whom God reveals His secrets, Psalms 25:14; John 15:15. Covet, above all things, that habitual nearness to God in which...
The king is now presented to us, and the story of his selection is told. Saul appears in every way to be a remarkable man. He was of good position, of the tribe of Benjamin; and, moreover, was wealthy...
Jemini, or Benjamin, which was always one of the smallest tribes, and, since the unfortunate war, still more reduced; so that none of the other tribes could well take umbrage, or be filled with jealou...
(21) And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to...
We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8, 9, AND 10. But faith is not transmitted by succession. Samuel could not make prophets of his sons. They were no better as judges than Eli's sons had been a...
AND SAUL ANSWERED AND SAID, AM NOT I A BENJAMITE,.... Or the son of Jemini, the name of one of his ancestors, see 1 Samuel 9:1 or rather, as the Targum, a son of the tribe of Benjamin: OF THE SMALLES...
_And Saul answered and said, [Am] not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to m...
_Of the smallest of the tribes of Israel_ Such indeed the tribe of Benjamin was, having been all cut off except six hundred, (Judges 20.,) which blow they never recovered, and therefore they were scar...
1 Saul despairing to finde his fathers asses, 6 by the counsell of his seruaunt, 11 and direction of young maidens, 15 according to Gods reuelation, 18 commeth to Samuel. 19 Samuel entertaineth S...
And Saul, although ignorant of the full import of Samuel's words, ANSWERED AND SAID, AM NOT I A BENJAMITE, OF THE SMALLEST OF THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL, AND MY FAMILY THE LEAST OF ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE T...
SAUL THE GUEST OF SAMUEL...
The word of God now transfers out attention to a man of Benjamin whose genealogy is given us for four generations, and he a mighty man of power. From men's point of view everything was favorable as re...
SO TO ME?: _ Heb._ according to this word?...
18-27 Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do him honour. Both that evening and early the next morning, Samu...
The smallest of the tribes; for so indeed this was, having been all cut off except six hundred, JUD 20, which blow they never recovered, and therefore they were scarce reckoned as an entire tribe, but...
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TO HIS SURPRISE SAUL IS TREATED AS THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE FESTIVAL THAT IS TAKING PLACE (1 SAMUEL 9:18). 1 Samuel 9:18 ‘ Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, “Tell me, I pray yo...
CONTENTS: Saul chosen king. CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Saul, his servant, Kish. CONCLUSION: The wise God serves very great and certain purposes by seemingly small and casual affairs. Let us therefore...
1 Samuel 9:2. _Saul, a choice young man._ Elect and good, as the Vulgate reads, endowed with intellect and elegance of figure. _Higher than any of the people;_ about eight feet in stature. David was n...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 9:1 The Story of Saul. Saul, the first king over all Israel, starts out well. But he fails as a king because he will not obey the word of God that comes through Samuel....
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 9:20 FOR WHOM IS ALL THAT IS DESIRABLE IN ISRAEL? As king, why should Saul concern himself with donkeys when he will receive the choicest things of the land (see...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 9:15. “TOLD SAMUEL TO HIS EAR.” lit., _had uncovered his ear_. See on 1 Samuel 3:7. 1 Samuel 9:16. “The reason here assigned for the establishment of a monarch...
EXPOSITION SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL (1 Samuel 9:1)....
Now there was a man of the tribe of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, he was the son of Abiel,... and he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and [the word] goodly: [is handsome] and there...
1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Samuel 15:17; 1 Samuel 18:18; 1 Samuel 18:23;...
SAUL, THE SON OF KISH 1 Samuel 9:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The cry of Israel for a King. Samuel was getting old and the Children of Israel wanted a king as other nations had a king. The churches, in m...
The smallest — For so indeed this was, having been all cut off except six hundred, Judges 20:46, which blow they never recovered, and therefore they were scarce reckoned as an entire tribe, but only a...