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1 Samuel 9:20 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 9 · verse 20
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?1 Samuel 9:20 · King James Version
1 Samuel 9:20 in context
18Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
19And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
20And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?
21And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
22And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- desirechemdâhdelightH2532 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- assesʼâthôwna female donkeyH860 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- foundmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
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Providence having at length brought Samuel and Saul together, we have here an account of what passed between them in the gate, at the feast, and in private. I. In the gate of the city;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-27