1 Samuel 10:20
18 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:
19 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.
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
21 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.
22 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
- KJV
- And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
- WEB
- So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
- ASV
- So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
- DARBY
- And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
- BLB
- And Samuel had caused to come near all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
- ÅB
- Så lot Samuel alle Israels stammer gå fram, og loddet falt på Benjamins stamme.
- OTB
- Så førte Samuel alle Israels stammer nær, og Benjamins stamme ble tatt ved loddkasting.
- B1930
- Så lot Samuel alle Israels stammer gå frem, og loddet falt på Benjamins stamme.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 14:41
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.
Read in contextActs 1:24–26
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Read in contextJoshua 7:16–18
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
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