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 1 Samuel 8:11)? However, Samuel’s question could also be seen as a criticism, since it can be translated, “For whom is all the desire of Israel?” In making Saul its king, Israel gets what it desires (ch. 1 Samuel 8:1). Am I not... from the least... the humblest of all the clans? Saul’s emphasis on his low status indicates that he understands this question in the former, positive sense.

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