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1 Samuel 9:12

1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 Samuel 9:12 As they prepared to enter Canaan, the Israelites were told to destroy all the “high places” of the Canaanites (Numbers 33:52). However, worship of the Lord at such places was allowed before the time of the temple (1 Kings 3:2, 1 Kings 3:4). Such worship sites were often built on hills or mountains to represent the power of the Lord (or of a pagan deity). After the temple was built, worship at these high places was no longer acceptable (2 Kings 23:15).

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See also 1 Samuel 9:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 9:12. _HE CAME TO-DAY TO THE CITY_] Though Samuel lived chiefly in _Ramah_, yet he had a dwelling in the country, at a place called Naioth, where it is probable there was a school of th...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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;...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    OF. by. Genitive of Instrument. See App-17. THE HIGH PLACE. In Numbers 21:19. Bamoth-Baal. Shiloh was now forsaken. No "place" within the meaning of Deuteronomy 12. Compare 1 Samuel 7:10;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Inquiry for the seer 11. _as they went up_ AS THEY WERE ASCENDING BY THE ASCENT TO THE CITY. The Hebrew has a peculiar construction, the repetition of which is characteristic of this chapter. Cp. 1 Sa...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _he is before you_ BEFORE THEE, addressing the speaker. It is a direction to go straight forward. _he came to day to the city_ If "the city" was Ramah, Samuel may have been absent from home on one of...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    IN THE HIGH PLACE— Though the word במה _bamah,_ says Mr. Locke, properly signifies _a high place,_ or place of sacrifice; yet it is here rendered by the Targum, as it is often elsewhere, _domus accubi...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _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,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THEY ANSWERED THEM, AND SAID, HE IS; BEHOLD, HE IS BEFORE YOU: MAKE HASTE NOW, FOR HE CAME TO DAY TO THE CITY; FOR THERE IS A SACRIFICE OF THE PEOPLE TO DAY IN THE HIGH PLACE:_ In the high place...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE CAME TO-DAY. — The little scene — in itself in no way remarkable — is recounted by an eye-witness, evidently as introducing momentous consequences. Every detail of that day’s proceedings was of dee...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ תַּעֲנֶ֧ינָה אֹותָ֛ם וַ תֹּאמַ֥רְנָה יֵּ֖שׁ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for [there is] a (g) sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: (g) That is...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    A sacrifice. The law did not allow of sacrifices in any other place, but at the tabernacle, or temple, in which the ark of the covenant was kept; but Samuel, by divine dispensation, offered sacrifices...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (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...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THEY ANSWERED THEM, AND SAID, HE IS,.... That is, he is in the city, at home, and to be spoken with: BEHOLD, HE IS BEFORE YOU; his house is straight before you as you go along, you cannot miss of...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for [there is] a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: Ver. 12. _And t...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _He came to-day to the city_ He had been travelling abroad, and was now returned to his own house in Ramah. _High place_ Upon the hill mentioned 1 Samuel 9:11, and near the altar which Samuel built fo...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And they answered them and said, He is; behold, he is before you. Make haste now, for he came today to the city, having returned from one of his periodical trips, 1 Samuel 7:16; FOR THERE IS A SACRIFI...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SAUL THE GUEST OF SAMUEL...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SACRIFICE: Or, feast...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    11-17 The very maid-servants of the city could direct to the prophet. They had heard of the sacrifice, and could tell of the necessity for Samuel's presence. It is no small benefit to live in religio...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HE CAME TODAY TO THE CITY: she so speaks, though this was his own constant habitation, because he had been travelling abroad, possibly in his circuit, described 1 SAMUEL 7:16,17, and was now returned...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 9:12 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) is H3426 ahead H6440 Hurry H4116 (H8761) today...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL (1 Samuel 9:1)....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Kings 3:2;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    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...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Came to — day to the city — He had been travelling abroad, and was now returned to his own house in Ramah. High place — Upon the hill mentioned 1 Samuel 9:11, and near the altar which Samuel built for...

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