1 Samuel 10:10

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 10:1-27

Saul is anointed King by Samuel1. LXX is probably right in reading at the end Of this v. ’and this is the sign that the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain’ (RV ’prince’) ’over his inheritance.’ 2. Rachel’s tomb] was not far from Bethlehem (Genesis 35:19-20).3. Plain] RV ’oak.’5. The hill of God] The word is really ’Gibeah,’ which was Saul’s own home. It is here called ’God’s Gibeah’ because Samuel had established a school of the prophets there. Cp. the common term for a prophet, ’man of God’... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 10:10

(10) To the hill.—“To the hill:” more accurately rendered, to Gibeah. This was the home of Saul; the estate of the house of Kish lay evidently in the immediate vicinity of Gibeah, henceforward to be known as Saul’s royal city, “Gibeah of Saul.” “As he walked, the Spirit of God came upon him,” we read. The coming of the Spirit of God upon him may be looked on as the sequel of that Divine gift of the new heart bestowed on him in the early morning, when he left Ramah. The changed heart was a fit... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Samuel 10:1-27

Self-respect and Companionship 1 Samuel 10:12 The popular interpretation of Saul among the prophets is that Saul had taken a step up. The truth is, the text may mean that he had taken one down. It all depends who the prophets were. I. In these prophets of the time of Saul, when we first meet them, we have the type which prophesying had first assumed on Canaanitish soil. They were, in fact, a species of begging friars, and were held by the people in a contempt which they evidently did their... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 10:1-16

CHAPTER XIII.SAUL ANOINTED BY SAMUEL.1 Samuel 10:1-16.THERE is a remarkable minuteness of detail in this and other narratives in Samuel, suggesting the authenticity of the narrative, and the authorship of one who was personally connected with the transactions. The historical style of Scripture is very characteristic; sometimes great periods of time are passed over with hardly a word, and sometimes events of little apparent importance are recorded with what might be thought needless minuteness.... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Samuel 10:1-16

2. The Story of Saul and His Anointing CHAPTERS 9:1-10:16 1. Saul the son of Kish and the lost asses (1 Samuel 9:1-10 ) 2. Samuel and Saul (1 Samuel 9:11-24 ) 3. Saul anointed King (1 Samuel 9:25-27 ; 1 Samuel 10:1-16 ) And now the Lord gives them a king according to their choice. “He should possess all the natural attractions and martial qualities which the people could desire in their king; he should reflect their religious standpoint at their best; but he should also represent their... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 10:1-27

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 "the men of Judah" in 2 Samuel 2:4; and later by the elders of Israel in 2 Samuel 5:3. For God could have David publicly anointed because he was God's specific choice, being a type of Christ. On the other hand, Saul was really the people's preference for king, yet behind the scenes God anointed him (by His servant) so that the people could not depose... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 10:1-16

SEEKING ASSES AND FINDING A KINGDOM The drama in this chapter and the next disposes itself into five scenes: We have first the country lad seeking his father’s asses (1 Samuel 9:3-5 ). Like the cattle on our western plains they were allowed to roam at will during the grazing season and were brought home at its close. Secondly, there is the meeting with the prophet (1 Samuel 9:6-21 ). That he should have been consulted on so trifling a matter, and that it should have been thought proper to... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Samuel 10:1-27

Saul's Kingdom 1Sa 10:24 WE have previously remarked upon the lowly-mindedness of Saul. The proposition which was made to him showed to his own consciousness, as he had never seen it before, how poor and even contemptible was his claim to social supremacy. "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? "It is well when great demands show us our own insufficiency.... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Samuel 10:10

(10) 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. It should seem that this gift of prophecying was considered as a prelude to an advance of rank. We have a similar instance: Numbers 11:16-17 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 10:9-16

9-16 The signs Samuel had given Saul, came to pass punctually; he found that God had given him another heart, another disposition of mind. Yet let not an outward show of devotion, and a sudden change for the present, be too much relied on; Saul among the prophets was Saul still. His being anointed was kept private. He leaves it to God to carry on his own work by Samuel, and sits still, to see how the matter will fall. read more

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