1 Samuel 14:41; Acts 1:24-26; Joshua 7:16-18
Caused ... to come near ... was taken - The Hebrew phrases are exactly the same as in Joshua 7:16-17 , where the King James Version renders the...
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was (h) taken. (h) That is, by casting of lot.
Saul Elected King by Lot. Continues Deuteronomic narrative, sequel to 1 Samuel 8 (see above). 1 Samuel 10:17-19 a (to over us). Sequel to 1 S...
was taken : i.e. by lot, by the Urim and Thummim. See note on Exodus 28:30 .
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of t...
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...
The tribe of Benjamin was taken. — How the “lots” were taken is not said; usually it was by throwing tablets ( Joshua 18:6 ; Joshua 18:8 ), but so...
CHAPTER XIV. SAUL CHOSEN KING 1 Samuel 10:17-27 . WHEN first the desire to have a king came to a height with the people, they had the grace to...
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...
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...
(20) And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. (21) When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin...
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes to come near ,.... The heads and representatives of them, to the place where the lots were cast: the tri...
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. Ver. 20. To come near. ] As Joshua 7:14 . See...
Benjamin was taken Which tribe was now preferred before Judah, because the kingdom was freely promised by God to Judah, and was to be given to him...
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...
The Election of a King; Saul Introduced to the People. B. C. 1070....
To come near unto the place appointed for the casting of lots. This tribe was now preferred before Judah, because the kingdom was freely promised b...
Samuel Publicly Demonstrates Whom YHWH Has Chosen To Be Their King by Using The Sacred Lot, And Saul Is Acclaimed As King ( 1 Samuel 10:17-25 ). T...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 10:17 . “Mizpeh.” See on 1 Samuel 7:9 . “Unto the Lord.” “Implying the presence of the ark, or the t...
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...
And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh. The public recognition of incipient kingship Long enough had Saul been in the Di...
EXPOSITION PUBLIC SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING ( 1 Samuel 10:17-9 ). 1 Samuel 10:17 Samuel called the people together unto Jehov...
Saul Chosen King by Lot
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, in order that lots might be cast or drawn, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Benjamin — Which tribe was now preferred before Judah, because the kingdom was freely promised by God to Judah, and was to be given to him in love;...
20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.