1 Samuel 9:3-5 NVIPT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:3-10

Here is, I. A great man rising from small beginnings. It does not appear that Saul had any preferment at all, or was in any post of honour or trust, till he was chosen king of Israel. Most that are advanced rise gradually, but Saul, from the level with his neighbours, stepped at once into the throne, according to that of Hannah, He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, to set them among princes, 1 Sam. 2:8. Saul, it should seem, though he was himself married and had children grown up, yet lived... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:3

And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost ,.... Had got out of the stables or fields, in which they were kept, and strayed from thence: and Kish said to Saul his son, take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses ; he chose not to send his servants only, who might not be so careful and diligent in searching for them, but his son, and not him alone, but a servant with him to wait upon him, and assist him. And it was quite agreeable to the simplicity of those... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:4

And they passed through Mount Ephraim ,.... The mountainous part of that tribe, which lay contiguous to the tribe of Benjamin, where it might be supposed the asses had strayed to: and passed through the land of Shalisha ; a tract in the tribe of Benjamin, so called from some illustrious person, prince, and duke of it; in it very probably was the place called Baalshalisha; 2 Kings 4:42 and which perhaps is the same Jerom calls F24 De loc. Heb. fol. 89. K. Bethshalisha; and says... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:5

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 servant that was with him, come, and let us return ; home, despairing of finding the asses after so long a search in divers places: lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us ; fearing some evil should have befallen his son and his servant, in comparison of whom,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 9:3

The asses of Kish - were lost - What a wonderful train of occurrences were connected in order to bring Saul to the throne of Israel! Every thing seems to go on according to the common course of events, and yet all conspired to favor the election of a man to the kingdom who certainly did not come there by the approbation of God. Asses grow to great perfection in the East; and at this time, as there were no horses in Judea, they were very useful; and on them kings and princes rode. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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, traversing the tribe of Benjamin, they purposed to return to Gibeah; but passing through the land of Zuph, in which Ramatha, the country of Samuel, was situated, they determined to call on this prophet to gain some directions from him; the whole of this circuit he supposes to have amounted to no more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:1-10

Divine consideration. The facts are— 1 . Saul the son of Kish, a wealthy Benjamite, and remarkable for stature and goodliness, seeks his father's asses. 2 . Not finding them, he fears lest his father should be anxious about his own safety, and suggests a return home. 3 . His servant advises a recourse to a distinguished man of God then in those parts. 4 . Obtaining a small present, Saul resolves to consult the man of God concerning the lost asses. A great crisis has come in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:3

The asses of Kish...were lost. So strangely is the trivial ever united with events most solemn and weighty, that Saul set out upon this journey, in which he was to find a kingdom, with no other object than to look for some lost asses—Hebrew, "she-asses." As used for riding ( 10:4 ), the ass was valuable, and as these were probably kept for breeding, they were allowed more liberty than the males, and so strayed away. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:4

Mount Ephraim. Though Gibeah, Saul's home, was in Benjamin, it was situated on this long mountain range ( 1 Samuel 1:1 ). The land of Shalisha. I.e. Three-land, and probably, therefore, the region round Baal-shalisha. It takes its name from the three valleys which there converge in the great Wady Kurawa, The land of Shalim. I.e. of jackals; probably the same as the land of Shual, also = jackal-land ( 1 Samuel 13:17 ). The very name shows that it was a wild, uninhabited region.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:5

The land of Zuph. See on 1 Samuel 1:1 . This Levite ancestor of Samuel had probably occupied and colonised this district after the disasters recorded in the last chapters of the Book of Judges. Lest my father, etc. A mark of good feeling on Saul's part, and a proof of the affectionate terms on which Kish and his family lived. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:3-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 9:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 9:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:5

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