1 Samuel 10:1

Is it not because ... - Samuel answers Saul’s tacit or expressed wonder, by telling him why he did as he did. (Compare 1 Samuel 9:21.)

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then Samuel took a vial of (a) oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be]...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a vial . flask. Not "the". Is it not... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4. Note the Jehovah relationshi...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be capt...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head— It appears from the last verse of the preceding chapter, that Samuel did this in the o...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Then-Samuel took a vial of oil. — The vial was a narrow-necked vessel, from which the oil flowed in drops. It was, of course, no common oil which t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII. SAUL ANOINTED BY SAMUEL. 1 Samuel 10:1-16 . THERE is a remarkable minuteness of detail in this and other narratives in Samuel, s...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Anointed with Oil and the Spirit 1 Samuel 10:1-13 In the gray dawn the prophet sketched to Saul the events which were to happen on that day and...
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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Chapter opens with presenting us by a view of the prophet's anointing Saul king. This is followed with tokens Samuel told Saul, should...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Samuel took a vial of oil ,.... Out of his pocket very probably, which he brought along with him on purpose for the use he made of it: this, as...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] capt...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And poured it upon his head We do not read of any order of God, given for the anointing of kings. But it was the usual rite in the designation, as...
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 "th...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul Anointed by Samuel; Samuel's Address to Saul. B. C. 1070....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 10 Samuel anointeth Saul, 1 Samuel 10:1 ; confirms him by prediction of three signs, 1 Samuel 10:2-8 . Saul prophesies, 1...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 10:1 . “Then Samuel took a vial of oil,” etc. “The vial is a narrow-necked vessel, from which the oil f...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then Samuel took a vial of oil. The discipline of a promoted life Men are not usually taken from the valley of ordinary toil, and instantaneous...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SAUL ANOINTED TO BE KING , AND SIGNS GIVEN HIM CONVINCING HIM OF THE TRUTH OF HIS APPOINTMENT ( 1 Sa...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Samuel took a vial, a flask or small jug, of oil, and poured it upon his head, as a mark of consecration to the Lord; for every king was there...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul Anointed by Samuel
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:18 ; 1 Samuel 13:14 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 1 Samuel 2:10 ; 1 Samuel 24:6 ; 1 Samuel 26:11 ; 1 Samuel 8:19 ; 1 Samuel 8:9 ; 1 Samuel 9...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Poured it — Which Is was the usual rite in the designation, as of priests and prophets, so also of kings, whereby was signified the pouring forth o...

¹ Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 10:1

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 10:1