Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God [was].
Ver. 10. Well said.] Heb., Thy word is good. He scorned not to take advice from a servant: no more did Job, Job 31:23 nor Naaman. 2Ki 5:14
“ Saepe etiam est holitor valde opportuna locutus. ”
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...
LET. Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Septuagint, read "and let"....
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...
_Saul Seeks The Seer._ 1 Samuel 9:6-10 6 And he said unto him, Behold now, _there is_ in this city a man of God, and _he is_ an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go t...
_THEN SAID SAUL TO HIS SERVANT, WELL SAID; COME, LET US GO. SO THEY WENT UNTO THE CITY WHERE THE MAN OF GOD WAS._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
9:10 servant, (a-6) 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...
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...
UNTO THE CITY. — The name of the city where Samuel and Saul first met in this strange way is not given. Still, the impression which the narrative leaves on the mind is that it was Samuel’s usual resid...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֧וּל לְ נַעֲרֹ֛ו טֹ֥וב דְּבָר
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...
(10) Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was. (11) В¶ And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going ou...
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...
THEN SAID SAUL TO HIS SERVANT, WELL SAID,.... Or "good is thy word" d, thou hast well spoken; it is a good proposal thou hast made, and thou art very generous to give all thou hast to the man; and ver...
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...
Then said Saul to his servant, Well said, that's a good idea; COME, LET US GO. SO THEY WENT UNTO THE CITY WHERE THE MAN OF GOD WAS. Saul here appears as a pious, God-fearing man, who valued the word o...
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...
WELL SAID: _ Heb._ Thy word is good...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse....
1 Samuel 9:10 Saul H7586 said H1697 servant H5288 Well H2896 said H559 (H8799) come H3212 (H8798) go...
THEY GO TO SEEK HELP FROM THE PROPHET WHOM THE SERVANT KNOWS ABOUT (1 SAMUEL 9:6). 1 Samuel 9:6 ‘ And he said to him, “Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in ho...
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...
_And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God._ SAUL BROUGHT TO SAMUEL God’s Providence is a wonderful scheme; a web of many threads, woven with marvellous skill. The meeting...
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....
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...
2 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 5:14...
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...