1 Samuel 10:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. ”

1 Samuel 10:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Caused ... to come near ... was taken - The Hebrew phrases are exactly the same as in Joshua 7:16-17 , where the King James Version renders the first has “brought.”
1 Samuel 10:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was (h) taken. (h) That is, by casting of lot.
1 Samuel 10:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Elected King by Lot. Continues Deuteronomic narrative, sequel to 1 Samuel 8 (see above). 1 Samuel 10:17-19 a (to over us). Sequel to 1 Samuel 8 f. Samuel calls an assembly unto Yahweh to...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

was taken : i.e. by lot, by the Urim and Thummim. See note on Exodus 28:30 .
1 Samuel 10:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
1 Samuel 10:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms,...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

See on 1 Samuel 9:1 . There are clearly two accounts of the institution of the kingship. In 1 Samuel 8 , the wish for a king is regarded as a sign of disloyalty to the real King, Jehovah, and, as s...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The tribe of Benjamin was taken. — How the “lots” were taken is not said; usually it was by throwing tablets ( Joshua 18:6 ; Joshua 18:8 ), but sometimes by drawing from a vessel or urn, as in Nu...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIV. SAUL CHOSEN KING 1 Samuel 10:17-27 . WHEN first the desire to have a king came to a height with the people, they had the grace to go to Samuel, and endeavour to arrange the matter...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the People Have Their Desire 1 Samuel 10:14-27 Samuel dealt faithfully with the people, reminding them once more of their guilty mistake in demanding a king; and indeed they came to rue their c...
1 Samuel 10:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

On the morning of the day following Saul's meeting with and eating with Samuel, Samuel told him of his election by God to be king of the nation. This communication was made when they were quite alone...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(20) And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. (21) When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Mat...
1 Samuel 10:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes to come near ,.... The heads and representatives of them, to the place where the lots were cast: the tribe of Benjamin was taken ; the lot fell upon that...
1 Samuel 10:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. Ver. 20. To come near. ] As Joshua 7:14 . See there. The tribe of Benjamin was taken, ] a v...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Benjamin was taken Which tribe was now preferred before Judah, because the kingdom was freely promised by God to Judah, and was to be given to him in love; but now the kingdom was in a manner force...
1 Samuel 10:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

No one else was present when Samuel anointed Saul. This contrasts with David's anointing in Chapter 16:3, "in the midst of his brethren," then by "the men of Judah" in 2 Samuel 2:4 ; and later by th...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Election of a King; Saul Introduced to the People. B. C. 1070. 17 And Samuel calle...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To come near unto the place appointed for the casting of lots. This tribe was now preferred before Judah, because the kingdom was freely promised by God to Judah, and was to be given to him in love...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel Publicly Demonstrates Whom YHWH Has Chosen To Be Their King by Using The Sacred Lot, And Saul Is Acclaimed As King ( 1 Samuel 10:17-25 ). The private preparation of the young man Saul for h...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 10:17 . “Mizpeh.” See on 1 Samuel 7:9 . “Unto the Lord.” “Implying the presence of the ark, or the tabernacle, or the High Priest’s ephod.” Comp. 1 S...
1 Samuel 10:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 10:1 . Captain. This refers to his command, as a fighting captain. The title of king was superior to that of na g id, or captain. 1 Samuel 10:3 . To Bethel. The people would, and d...
1 Samuel 10:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh. The public recognition of incipient kingship Long enough had Saul been in the Divine studio, and fashioned by heavenly forces, his...
1 Samuel 10:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION PUBLIC SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING ( 1 Samuel 10:17-9 ). 1 Samuel 10:17 Samuel called the people together unto Jehovah to Mizpeh. For the reason why Mizpah (so the n...
1 Samuel 10:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul Chosen King by Lot
1 Samuel 10:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:41 ; Acts 1:24-26 ; Joshua 7:16-18
1 Samuel 10:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Benjamin — Which tribe was now preferred before Judah, because the kingdom was freely promised by God to Judah, and was to be given to him in love; but now the kingdom was in a manner forced from G...

1 Samuel 10:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 10:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 10:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 10:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 10:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 10:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 10:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 10:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 10:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 10:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 10:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 10:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 10:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 10:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes