1 Samuel 10:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. ”

1 Samuel 10:23 - 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 10:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
1 Samuel 10:23 - 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 10:23 - 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 10:23 - 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 10:23 - 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 10:23 - 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 10:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(23) And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. (24) And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him wh...
1 Samuel 10:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they ran and fetched him thence ,.... Being in haste to see their king elect, and proclaim him: and when he stood among the people ; being brought among them, and presented to them: he was h...
1 Samuel 10:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. Ver. 23. And they ran and fetched him thence. ] Thus...
1 Samuel 10:23 - 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 10:23 - 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 10:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
1 Samuel 10:23 - 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 10:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 10:22 . “They inquired of the Lord … and the Lord answered.” “The inquiry was made through the high priest, by means of the Urim and Thummim. There can be no doubt that in a gathering of...
1 Samuel 10:23 - 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 10:23 - 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 10:23 - 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 10:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul Chosen King by Lot
1 Samuel 10:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:7 ; 1 Samuel 17:4 ; 1 Samuel 9:2

1 Samuel 10:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 10:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 10:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 10:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 10:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 10:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 10:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 10:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 10:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 10:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 10:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 10:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge