George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
1 Samuel 9:5
Suph, where Ramatha, the birth-place of Samuel, was situated, chap. i. 1. (Calmet)
Suph, where Ramatha, the birth-place of Samuel, was situated, chap. i. 1. (Calmet)
Verse 1 Samuel 9:5. _WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH_] Calmet supposes that Saul and his servant went from Gibeah to Shalisha, in the tribe of Dan; from thence to Shalim, near to Jerusalem; and thence,...
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...
_take thought for us_ i.e. "_be anxious_," as in Matthew 6:25. Cp. 1 Samuel 10:2....
Saul's route cannot be traced with any certainty. He started from his home at Gibeah apparently in a N.W. direction (1) through "Mount Ephraim" (see 1 Samuel 1:1, note); (2) through "the land of Shali...
Saul's search for his Father's Asses 3. _the asses_ In the East asses are valuable property, indispensable for farm-work and travelling. The possession of a drove of asses, and several servants, indi...
WHEN THEY WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH— See chap. 1 Samuel 1:1. _Zuph_ was a territory in the tribe of Ephraim, where some of Samuel's ancestors had lived; and _Ramah,_ where Samuel now dwelt, must h...
_Saul's Search For His Father's Asses. 1 Samuel 9:1-5_ Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name _was_ Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite...
_AND WHEN THEY WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH, SAUL SAID TO HIS SERVANT THAT WAS WITH HIM, COME, AND LET US RETURN; LEST MY FATHER LEAVE CARING FOR THE ASSES, AND TAKE THOUGHT FOR US._ No JFB commenta...
9:5 servant (f-14) Lit. 'young man.' and vers. 22,27....
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...
TAKE THOUGHT] rather, 'be anxious.'...
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...
THE LAND OF ZUPH. — This was believed to be in the south-west of Benjamin. LEST MY FATHER... TAKE THOUGHT FOR US. — “Saul’s tender regard for his father’s feelings here is a favourable indication of...
הֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בְּ אֶ֣רֶץ צ֔וּף וְ שָׁא֥וּל
CHAPTER XI. _ SAUL BROUGHT TO SAMUEL._ 1 Samuel 9:1. GOD'S providence is a wonderful scheme; a web of many threads, woven with marvelous skill; a network composed of all kinds of materials, great a...
SAUL IS LED TO FIND SAMUEL 1 Samuel 9:1 As a king was demanded by the people, one was selected to suit their taste-“a choice young man, and a goodly!” But the king after God's own heart was selected...
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...
[And] when they were come to the land of (d) Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us. (d) Whe...
(3) В¶ And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. (4) And he passed through mount Ephraim, and...
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 WHEN THEY WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH,.... In which was Ramathaimzophim, the native place of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1 and so the Targum here, "the land in which was the prophet'' SAUL SAID TO THE...
1 Samuel 9:5 [And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us....
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 when they were come to the land of Zuph, southwest of the territory of Benjamin proper, SAUL SAID TO HIS SERVANT THAT WAS WITH HIM, COME, AND LET US RETURN; LEST MY FATHER LEAVE CARING FOR THE ASS...
SAUL SEEKS THE LOST ASSES...
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...
1-10 Saul readily went to seek his father's asses. His obedience to his father was praise-worthy. His servant proposed, that since they were now at Ramah, they should call on Samuel, and take his adv...
THE LAND OF ZIPH; in which was Ramah, called also RAMAH, or _Ramathaim-zephim_, the place of Samuel's birth and habitation, 1 SAMUEL 1:1, 1 SAMUEL 7:17....
1 Samuel 9:5 come H935 (H8804) land H776 Zuph H6689 Saul H7586 said H559 (H8804) servant H5288 Come...
THE QUEST FOR THE ASSES (1 SAMUEL 9:3). The quest for the asses, and its consequence in Saul and his servant meeting up with Samuel, seems to describe just an everyday incident, but it is in fact mad...
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 9:3 Saul’s father sends him in search of some lost DONKEYS. Just as Saul is about to give up the search, God intervenes through Saul’s servant. The servant suggests that they...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 9:1. “NOW, THERE WAS A MAN OF BENJAMIN.” “The elaborate genealogy of the Benjamite Kish, and the minute description of the figure of his son Saul, are intended...
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 1:1; 1 Samuel 10:2; Luke 12:11; Luke 12:22; Matthew 6:25;...
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...