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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 10:5

1 Samuel 10:5. Thou shalt come to the hill of God So called, either because they were wont to sacrifice here; or, because here was a school of the prophets, who were called men of God. A company of prophets By prophets here, he understands persons that wholly devoted themselves to religious studies and exercises. For the term of prophesying is not only given to the most eminent act of it, foretelling things to come, but also to preaching, and to the making or singing of psalms, or songs... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 10:6

1 Samuel 10:6. The Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee Hebrew, צלחה , tsalcha, irruet in te, (Buxtorf,) shall rush upon thee. This was the highest assurance of all the rest, that Samuel anointed him by God’s authority. Thou shalt prophesy with them Shalt break forth into the praises of God, and utter divers truths and even predictions by the inspiration of his Spirit. Shalt be turned into another man That is, thou shalt be suddenly endowed with another spirit, filled with skill... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 10:7

1 Samuel 10:7. Do as occasion shall serve thee Hebrew, Do what thy hand findeth to do; that is, as thou shalt have a call and opportunity. As if he had said, I cannot give thee particular directions about every thing that is to be done by thee: but God’s Spirit shall guide thee to do that which the present occasion requires. He does not intend that he should take the kingly government upon him, before his call to it was owned by the people, but that he should dispose his mind to a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 10:8

1 Samuel 10:8. Seven days shalt thou tarry till I come This, though now mentioned and commanded, was not immediately to be performed; as is evident, partly from the whole course of the story, (which shows that Saul and Samuel, and the people, first met at Mizpeh, 1 Samuel 10:17, &c., where Saul was chosen of God, and accepted by the people as king; and afterward went to Gilgal once before the time here spoken of, 1 Samuel 11:14-15,) and partly by comparing this place with 1 Samuel 13:8,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 10:1-16

Samuel’s prediction about Saul (9:1-10:16)Saul, who became Israel’s first king, originally had no desire for political power and little interest in the spiritual ministry of Samuel. As the son of a wealthy landowner, he was more concerned about the loss of his father’s donkeys, and the worry he might cause his father by being away so long in search of them (9:1-5). This concern led him to seek help from Samuel. He thought that Samuel, with his ability to see visions and make predictions, could... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 10:2

thou shalt find . Three signs given (compare Mark 14:3 ) to indicate the coming change. men. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 . Rachel's sepulchre . Compare Genesis 35:20 . lo . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 10:3

plain = oak, or terebinth; growing generally alone, becomes a conspicuous landmark. God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . Beth-el = House of God. Evidently a place of worship, in the absence of any "place", according to Deuteronomy 12:5 , &c. Compare Exodus 20:24 . carrying . Probably their firstfruits. Compare 2 Kings 4:42 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 10:5

the garrison . So the Septuagint, Aramaean, and Syriac, but Hebrew text has plural a company of prophets . The first occurrence of this expression. Probably a school established by Samuel (compare Acts 3:24 ; Acts 13:20 ). The head of such school called "father" (Compare 1 Samuel 10:12 ; 1 Samuel 19:20 ), or "master" (2 Kings 2:3 ), Such communities found later at Beth-el, Jericho, Gilgal ( 2Ki 2:3 , 2 Kings 2:5 ; 2 Kings 4:38 ); and probably here at Gibeah and Ramah (compare Naioth, 1 Samuel... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 10:6

the spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . man . Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . read more

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