1 Samuel 9:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 sacrificef of the people to day in the high place: ”

1 Samuel 9:12 - Arno Geneva Study 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 (g) sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: (g) That i...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 nar...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 ;...
1 Samuel 9:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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: He came to - da...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 acc...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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:...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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...
1 Samuel 9:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XI. SAUL BROUGHT TO SAMUEL. 1 Samuel 9:1-14 . GOD'S providence is a wonderful scheme; a web of many threads, woven with marvelous skill; a network composed of all kinds of materials, g...
1 Samuel 9:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Saul Is Led to Find Samuel 1 Samuel 9:1-14 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...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 wealth...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 o...
1 Samuel 9:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 mi...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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...
1 Samuel 9:12 - L. 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 r...
1 Samuel 9:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul Introduced to Samuel. B. C. 1070. 11 And as they went up the hill to the city,...
1 Samuel 9:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 re...
1 Samuel 9:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

They Go To Seek Help From The Prophet Whom The Servant Knows About ( 1 Samuel 9:6-13 ). 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...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 i...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 wa...
1 Samuel 9:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY . GENEALOGY OF SAUL ( 1 Samuel 9:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 9:1 A man … whose name was Kish. The genealogy of...
1 Samuel 9:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul the Guest of Samuel
1 Samuel 9:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 16:39 ; 1 Corinthians 5:7 ; 1 Corinthians 5:8 ; 1 Kings 3:2-4 ; 1 Samuel 16:2 ; Deuteronomy 12:6 ; Deuteronomy 12:7 ; Genesis 31:54
1 Samuel 9:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Saul, the Son of Kish 1 Samuel 9:1-21 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 churc...
1 Samuel 9:12 - 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 buil...

1 Samuel 9:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 9:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 9:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 9:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 9:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 9:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 9:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 9:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 9:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 9:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 9:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 9:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 9:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 9:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes