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1 Samuel 10:22 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 10 · verse 22
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.1 Samuel 10:22 · King James Version
1 Samuel 10:22 in context
20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
21When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
22Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
23And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
24And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- enquiredshâʼalto inquireH7592 →
- answeredʼâmarto sayH559 →
- thitherhălômhitherH1988 →
- stuffkᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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Saul's nomination to the throne is here made public, in a general assembly of the elders of Israel, the representatives of their respective tribes at Mizpeh.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-27