Goodly — Comely and personable. Higher — A tall stature was much valued in a king in ancient times, and in the eastern countries.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 9:2
1 Samuel 9:2
2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.