1 Samuel 9:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. ”

1 Samuel 9:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[And] when they were come to the land of (d) Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us. (d) Wh...
1 Samuel 9:5 - 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 9:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. Were come t...
1 Samuel 9:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When they were come to the land of Zuph— See chap. 1 Samuel 1:1 . Zuph was a territory in the tribe of Ephraim, where some of Samuel's ancestors had lived; and Ramah, where Samuel now dwelt, m...
1 Samuel 9:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. No JFB co...
1 Samuel 9:5 - 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 9:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The land of Zuph. — This was believed to be in the south-west of Benjamin. Lest my father... take thought for us. — “Saul’s tender regard for his father’s feelings here is a favourable indicatio...
1 Samuel 9:5 - 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 9:5 - 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 9:5 - 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 9:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) В¶ And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. (4) And he passed through mount Ephraim, and...
1 Samuel 9:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when they were come to the land of Zuph ,.... In which was Ramathaimzophim, the native place of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1 and so the Targum here, "the land in which was the prophet'' Saul said t...
1 Samuel 9:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 9:5 [And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for...
1 Samuel 9:5 - 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 9:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul Seeks His Father's Asses; Saul Goes to Seek Samuel. B. C. 1075. 3 And the asses o...
1 Samuel 9:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The land of Ziph; in which was Ramah, called also Ramah, or Ramathaim-zephim , the place of Samuel's birth and habitation, 1 Samuel 1:1 , 1 Samuel 7:17 .
1 Samuel 9:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Quest For The Asses ( 1 Samuel 9:3-5 ). The quest for the asses, and its consequence in Saul and his servant meeting up with Samuel, seems to describe just an everyday incident, but it is in f...
1 Samuel 9:5 - 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 9:5 - 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 9:5 - 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 9:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul Seeks the Lost Asses
1 Samuel 9:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:1 ; 1 Samuel 10:2 ; Luke 12:11 ; Luke 12:22 ; Matthew 6:25 ; Matthew 6:28 ; Matthew 6:34
1 Samuel 9:5 - 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 9:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 9:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 9:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 9:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 9:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 9:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 9:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 9:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 9:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 9:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 9:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 9:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary