1 Samuel 9:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. ”

1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in the gate . Hebrew "in the midst of the gate": i.e. the open place near the gate where judgment was given.
1 Samuel 9:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is .
1 Samuel 9:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. Satisfying the stranger's inquiry, Samue...
1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the gate. — The LXX. (Greek Version) here reads, “in the midst of the city.” It is not improbable that this is the original reading, it being very possible for a scribe to write the Hebrew word...
1 Samuel 9:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XII. FIRST MEETING OF SAMUEL AND SAUL. 1 Samuel 9:15-27 . THE meeting between Samuel and Saul was preceded by previous meetings between Samuel and God. God had prepared the prophet for...
1 Samuel 9:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Prophet Meets the Coming King 1 Samuel 9:15-27 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...
1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(18) В¶ Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. Now the Lord in his providence had brought Saul to Samuel, and all the great events thos...
1 Samuel 9:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate ,.... Either at the door of his own house, just as he was coming out of it, or within the gate of the city as Saul entered that, Samuel came to it, in order...
1 Samuel 9:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house [is]. Ver. 18. In the gate. ] Heb., In the midst of the gate; Sept., In the midst of the city; Cha...
1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul Entertained by Samuel. B. C. 1070. 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate,...
1 Samuel 9:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In the gate; the gate, either, first, Of Samuel's house. But he was come out thence before, 1 Samuel 9:14 . Or rather, secondly, Of the city; for the word gate being put by itself, according t...
1 Samuel 9:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

To His Surprise Saul Is Treated As The Guest Of Honour At The Festival That Is Taking Place ( 1 Samuel 9:18-24 ). 1 Samuel 9:18 ‘ Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, “Tell me,...
1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:16-17 . “The reason here assigned for the establishme...
1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

The people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice. Religious ordinances There is a striking resemblance between the outlines of the Mosaic, and of the Christian Church....
1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul the Guest of Samuel
1 Samuel 9:18 - 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 9:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 9:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 9:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 9:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 9:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 9:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 9:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 9:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 9:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 9:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 9:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 9:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary