1 Samuel 10:20

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

was taken : i.e. by lot, by the Urim and Thummim. See note on Exodus 28:30 .
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
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

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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
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

(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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
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

The Election of a King; Saul Introduced to the People. B. C. 1070....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
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

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...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION PUBLIC SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING ( 1 Samuel 10:17-9 ). 1 Samuel 10:17 Samuel called the people together unto Jehov...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

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.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:41 ; Acts 1:24-26 ; Joshua 7:16-18
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 10:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 10:20