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1 Samuel 10:23

21 Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.

22 So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.

24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

25 Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.

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BSB
So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
KJV
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.
WEB
They ran and got him there. When he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And they ran and brought him from there, and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.
ÅB
Da sprang de avsted og hentet ham derfra, og han gikk fram midt iblant folket, og han var et hode høyere enn alt folket.
OTB
Så løp de og hentet ham derfra. Og da han sto blant folket, var han høyere enn hele folket fra skuldrene og oppover.
B1930
Da sprang de avsted og hentet ham derfra, og han gikk frem midt iblandt folket, og han var et hode høiere enn alt folket.

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  • 1 Samuel 9:2

    And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:4

    Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

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  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

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