1 Samuel 16:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Are here all thy children? Hebrew "Have the young men finished [passing by)? "This correctly supplies the Figure of speech Ellipsis. App-6. Hebrew. na. ar =

young men. youngest. least. See note on 1 Samuel 16:5.

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

he keepeth. Saul lost his father's asses (1 Samuel 9:3; 1 Samuel 9:4; 1 Samuel 9:20). down round.

1 Samuel 16:11

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit downd till he come hither.