1 Samuel 9:18

in the gate. Hebrew "in the midst of the gate": i.e. the open place near the gate where judgment was given.

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Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is .
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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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¹⁸ Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 9:18