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Verse 1 Samuel 9:5. _WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH_] Calmet supposes
that Saul and his servant went from Gibeah to Shalisha, in the tribe
of Dan; from thence to Shalim, near to Jerusalem; and thence,...
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2. THE STORY OF SAUL AND HIS ANOINTING
Chapter S 9:1-10:16
_ 1. Saul the son of Kish and the lost asses (1 Samuel 9:1)_
2. Samuel and Saul (1 Samuel 9:11)
3. Saul anointed King (1 Samuel 9:25; 1 S...
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1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16. SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL AS KING. (J),
taken from one of the oldest narratives (see Introduction, p. 273).
Note the absence of any connexion with the Deuteronomic narrative...
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Saul's search for his Father's Asses
3. _the asses_ In the East asses are valuable property, indispensable
for farm-work and travelling. The possession of a drove of asses, and
several servants, indi...
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WHEN THEY WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH— See chap. 1 Samuel 1:1.
_Zuph_ was a territory in the tribe of Ephraim, where some of Samuel's
ancestors had lived; and _Ramah,_ where Samuel now dwelt, must h...
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_Saul's Search For His Father's Asses. 1 Samuel 9:1-5_
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name _was_ Kish, the son of
Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a
Benjamite...
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_AND WHEN THEY WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH, SAUL SAID TO HIS SERVANT
THAT WAS WITH HIM, COME, AND LET US RETURN; LEST MY FATHER LEAVE
CARING FOR THE ASSES, AND TAKE THOUGHT FOR US._
No JFB commenta...
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9:5 servant (f-14) Lit. 'young man.' and vers. 22,27....
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SAUL AND SAMUEL MEET
For the picture of Samuel in this c, as a person of local rather than
national importance, cp. Intro. § 6. On early prophecy, see Intro. §
4.
1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16 come...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 9
SAUL LOOKS FOR HIS FATHER’S *DONKEYS
V1 Kish was an important man from the *tribe of Benjamin. Kish was the
son of Abiel. Abiel was the son...
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THE LAND OF ZUPH. — This was believed to be in the south-west of
Benjamin.
LEST MY FATHER... TAKE THOUGHT FOR US. — “Saul’s tender regard
for his father’s feelings here is a favourable indication of...
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הֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בְּ אֶ֣רֶץ צ֔וּף וְ
שָׁא֥וּל אָמַ֛ר לְ נַעֲרֹ֥ו אֲשֶׁר
־עִמֹּ֖ו לְכָ֣ה וְ...
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CHAPTER XI.
_ SAUL BROUGHT TO SAMUEL._
1 Samuel 9:1.
GOD'S providence is a wonderful scheme; a web of many threads, woven
with marvelous skill; a network composed of all kinds of materials,
great a...
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SAUL IS LED TO FIND SAMUEL
1 Samuel 9:1
As a king was demanded by the people, one was selected to suit their
taste-“a choice young man, and a goodly!” But the king after God's
own heart was selected...
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The king is now presented to us, and the story of his selection is
told. Saul appears in every way to be a remarkable man. He was of good
position, of the tribe of Benjamin; and, moreover, was wealthy...
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[And] when they were come to the land of (d) Zuph, Saul said to his
servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father
leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us.
(d) Whe...
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_Suph, where Ramatha, the birth-place of Samuel, was situated, chap.
i. 1. (Calmet)_...
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(3) В¶ And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said
to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go
seek the asses. (4) And he passed through mount Ephraim, and...
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We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the
people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in
Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8, 9, AND 10.
But faith is not transmitted by succession. Samuel could not make
prophets of his sons. They were no better as judges than Eli's sons
had been a...
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AND WHEN THEY WERE COME TO THE LAND OF ZUPH,.... In which was
Ramathaimzophim, the native place of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1 and so the
Targum here,
"the land in which was the prophet''
SAUL SAID TO THE...
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1 Samuel 9:5 [And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said
to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my
father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us....
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1 Saul despairing to finde his fathers asses,
6 by the counsell of his seruaunt,
11 and direction of young maidens,
15 according to Gods reuelation,
18 commeth to Samuel.
19 Samuel entertaineth S...
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SAUL SEEKS THE LOST ASSES...
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The word of God now transfers out attention to a man of Benjamin whose
genealogy is given us for four generations, and he a mighty man of
power. From men's point of view everything was favorable as re...
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1-10 Saul readily went to seek his father's asses. His obedience to
his father was praise-worthy. His servant proposed, that since they
were now at Ramah, they should call on Samuel, and take his adv...
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THE LAND OF ZIPH; in which was Ramah, called also RAMAH, or
_Ramathaim-zephim_, the place of Samuel's birth and habitation, 1
SAMUEL 1:1, 1 SAMUEL 7:17....
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1 Samuel 9:5 come H935 (H8804) land H776 Zuph H6689 Saul H7586 said
H559 (H8804) servant H5288 Come H3212 (H8798) return H7725 (H8799)
father H1 cease H2308 (H8799) donkeys H860 worried H1672 (H8804)...
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THE QUEST FOR THE ASSES (1 SAMUEL 9:3).
The quest for the asses, and its consequence in Saul and his servant
meeting up with Samuel, seems to describe just an everyday incident,
but it is in fact mad...
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CONTENTS: Saul chosen king.
CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Saul, his servant, Kish.
CONCLUSION: The wise God serves very great and certain purposes by
seemingly small and casual affairs. Let us therefore...
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1 Samuel 9:2. _Saul, a choice young man._ Elect and good, as the
Vulgate reads, endowed with intellect and elegance of figure. _Higher
than any of the people;_ about eight feet in stature. David was n...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 9:1 The Story of Saul. Saul, the first
king over all Israel, starts out well. But he fails as a king because
he will not obey the word of God that comes through Samuel.
⇐ ⇔...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 9:1. “NOW, THERE WAS A MAN OF BENJAMIN.” “The elaborate
genealogy of the Benjamite Kish, and the minute description of the
figure of his son Saul, are intended...
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EXPOSITION
SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL
(1 Samuel 9:1).
1 SAMUEL 9:1
A MAN … WHOSE NAME WAS KISH. The genealogy of Saul is rendered
obscure by the Hebrew cus...
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Now there was a man of the tribe of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, he
was the son of Abiel,... and he had a son, whose name was Saul, a
choice young man, and [the word] goodly: [is handsome] and there...
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1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 10:2; Luke 12:11; Luke 12:22; Matthew 6:25;
Matthew 6:28; Matthew 6:34...
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SAUL, THE SON OF KISH
1 Samuel 9:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The cry of Israel for a King. Samuel was getting old and the
Children of Israel wanted a king as other nations had a king. The
churches, in...