1 Samuel 10:16

1 Samuel 9:27; Exodus 4:18; Judges 14:6; Proverbs 29:11

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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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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

He told him not. — It has been suggested ingeniously that this reply was prompted by the characteristic Israelite caution — the fear of betraying p...
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

the People Have Their Desire 1 Samuel 10:14-27 Samuel dealt faithfully with the people, reminding them once more of their guilty mistake in dem...
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

(11) And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another,...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Saul said unto his uncle ,.... In answer to his question: he told us plainly the asses were found ; or "in telling told us" h; not only plainl...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He told him not In obedience to Samuel, who enjoined him to keep it secret, and from an humble modesty.
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 Among the Prophets. B. C. 1070. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Partly, in obedience to Samuel, who obliged him to secrecy; partly, from a humble modesty which appeared in him, 1 Samuel 10:22 ; and partly, in p...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Uncle Asks Him About His Search, But As Samuel Had Clearly Wanted, He Says Nothing About What He Has Been Told About The Kingship ( 1 Samuel...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 10:13 . “When he had made an end of prophesying.” “The gift, therefore, in his case, was transitory, not permanent, as in Samuel’s: compa...
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

He told him not. An inquisitive man and how to treat him Saul has now reached his home, and is determined to conceal the history of the past fe...
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

Saul Chosen King by Lot
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found, hoping therewith to dispose of this matter. But of the matter of the kin...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Told not — In obedience to Samuel, who obliged him to secrecy: and from an humble modesty.

¹⁶ And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 10:16

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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the 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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 10:16