Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance? Ver. 1. _Then Samuel took a vial of oil._] Not a horn, as when David and his posterity were anointed, but a vial made of ear... [ Continue Reading ]
_When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:_ Ver. 3. _Going up to God,_] _i.e., _ To... [ Continue Reading ]
And they will salute thee, and give thee two [loaves] of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. Ver. 4. _And they will salute thee._] Though mere strangers to thee, _ And give thee two loaves of bread._] In token of honour and homage, as if they acknowledged thee by this present for their... [ Continue Reading ]
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them;... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. Ver. 6. _And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee._] Not that free or princely spirit Psa 51:12 that David prayed for, - and had, no doubt, - but a common spirit of prophec... [ Continue Reading ]
And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, [that] thou do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee. Ver. 7. _That thou do as occasion serve thee._] _Dispone te quantum potueris ad decenter et potenter regnandum._ _a_ Quit thee like a king; _b_ "deal courageously, and the Lord shall b... [ Continue Reading ]
_And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do._ Ver. 8. _And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. Ver. 9. _God gave him another heart._] According to 1 Samuel 10:6. _See Trapp on "_ 1Sa 10:6 _"_ It is remarkable that is reported of those Areopagite judges i... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. Ver. 10. _The Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied._] As it were for company. Good men, as civet or musk, cast a sweet scent about them, and pe... [ Continue Reading ]
_And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets?_ Ver. 11. _What is this that is come unto the son of Kish?_] Whence... [ Continue Reading ]
_And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?_ Ver. 12. _And one of the same place._] And, as it may seem, one of the same company of prophets stopped their wondering with these words, as Peter did the peop... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. Ver. 13. _He came to the high place._] _Ut animum colligeret, et Deo gratias ageret,_ _a_ to bless God, to pray for his blessing, and better bethink himself of his business. _ a_ Tostat.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel. Ver. 14. And Saul's uncle.] Ner, the father of Abner, likely, wondering with the rest, was thus inquisitive after the news. We have all a... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. Ver. 15. _Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you._] There was a general expectation that Samuel should provide them a king; and Saul's uncle might suspect by what he had seen of Saul, that he was the man.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. Ver. 16. _But of the matter of the kingdom._] This he prudently concealed, as being at first of a modest and humble spirit. Josephus giveth two very g... [ Continue Reading ]
And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; Ver. 17. _To Mizpeh._] Whither also, for the purpose, he had appointed the ark to be brought, and the high priest to repair with Urim and Thummim, to ask counsel of God, and to cast lots, 1Sa 10:22 as Junius here noteth.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, [and] of them that oppressed you: Ver. 18. _I brought up Israel out of Egypt._] See Judges 2:1; Judges... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. Ver. 19. _And ye have said unto him._] B... [ Continue Reading ]
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 there. _ The tribe of Benjamin was taken,_] _a_ viz., By lot, as the word signifieth, which is governed by God, Pro 16:33 and is not therefore to be used... [ Continue Reading ]
When 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. Ver. 21. _The family of Matri was taken._] Which is not the name of a man - see 1 Chronicles 8:30; but signifi... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ Ver. 22. _Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff._] This he did not out of hypocrisy; - as did Pope Paschalis II, who when he knew aforehand he... [ Continue Reading ]
_And 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._ Ver. 23. _And they ran and fetched him thence._] Thus honour followeth them that fly it, flieth from them that follow it; as they say of the crocodile. It h... [ Continue Reading ]
_And 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._ Ver. 24. _God save the king._] Heb., Let the king live; _a_ that is, live happily, as 1 Samuel 25:6. To live, is to... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote [it] in a book, and laid [it] up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house._ Ver. 25. _Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom._] Not what it usually is, - degenerating into tyranny, a... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched._ Ver. 26. _A band of men._] _Lateranes voluntarii,_ a royal guard to attend and conduct him on the way, as was fit.... [ Continue Reading ]
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. Ver. 27. _But the children of Belial._] Aweless, lawless, yokeless. _ Despised him._] Vilified and nullified him, as a king of clouts. _a_ So they were never cont... [ Continue Reading ]