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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 9:27

Samuel said, Bid the servant pass on before us That thou and I may speak privately of the matter of the kingdom. Which Samuel hitherto endeavoured to conceal, lest he should be thought now to impose a king upon them, as before he denied one to them: and that it might appear by the lot mentioned in the next chapter, that the kingdom was given to Saul by God's destination, and not by Samuel's contrivance. That I may show thee the word of God That is, a message delivered to me from God, which now I shall impart to thee.

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See also 1 Samuel 9:27 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 9:27. _AS THEY WERE GOING DOWN_] So it appears that Saul arose immediately, and Samuel accompanied him out of the town, and sent the servant on that he might show Saul the _word _- the...

  • 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

    THE WORD OF GOD. First occurrence of this expression. "Word of Jehovah "frequent from Genesis 15:1. GOD. _Elohim_. App-4. Creation relationship....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Samuel Honors Saul. 1 Samuel 9:22-27_ 22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them in the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which _were_ abou...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    9:27 now, (a-32) Or 'a moment.'...

  • 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

    THAT I MAY SHEW THEE THE WORD OF GOD. — The wonderment of Saul at the strange honour and distinction shown to him, a comparatively unknown Benjamite, by the famous prophet-judge, was, no doubt, increa...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הֵ֗מָּה יֹֽורְדִים֙ בִּ קְצֵ֣ה הָ עִ֔יר וּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • 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] as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee (q) the word of God...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Before us, and. Hebrew, ("and he passed on,") agreeably to his master's order. (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS My soul! I charge it upon thee while reading this chapter of the Lord's providence concerning Saul, that thou search diligently into the records of thine own life, for the testimonies of...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (25) And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house. (26) And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, th...

  • 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 AS THEY WERE GOING DOWN TO THE END OF THE CITY,.... That end of it that led the way to the place where Saul was going. As this city was built on an hill, going to the end of it was a declivity, a...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    1 Samuel 9:27 [And] as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the w...

  • 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

    SAUL THE GUEST OF SAMUEL...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel, who accompanied his guest as another mark of respect, SAID TO SAUL, BID THE SERVANT PASS ON BEFORE US, for he was not to be a witness of the...

  • 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)

    A WHILE: _ Heb._ to day...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BID THE SERVANT PASS ON BEFORE US, that thou and I may speak privately of the matter of the kingdom; which Samuel hitherto endeavoured to conceal, lest he should be thought now to impose a king upon t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 9:27 down H3381 (H8802) outskirts H7097 city H5892 Samuel H8050 said H559 (H8804) Saul H7586 Tell...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL WITH OIL AS THE ONE WHO HAS BEEN SET APART BY YHWH AS PERMANENT WAR-LEADER (NAGID) OF ISRAEL (1 SAMUEL 9:27 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:1). 1 Samuel 9:27 ‘ As they were going down at the end...

  • 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 Biblical Illustrator

    _Bid the servant pass on before us._ SAMUEL AND THE YOUNG MAN SAUL This was Samuel’s third interview with this goodly young man. This time he spoke to him with great closeness of personal application...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • 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 Samuel 15:16; 1 Samuel 20:38; 1 Samuel 20:39; 2 Kings 9:5; 2 Kings 9

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Pass on — That thou and I may speak privately of the matter or the kingdom. Which Samuel hitherto endeavoured to conceal, lest he should be thought now to impose a king upon them, as before he denied...

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