1 Samuel 10:25
23 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!”
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.
26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
27 But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
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.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
- WEB
- Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the LORD. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
- ASV
- Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
- DARBY
- And Samuel told the people the right of the kingdom, and wrote it in the book, and laid it before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
- BLB
- And Samuel explained to the people the right of the kingdom, and he wrote it in a book and laid [it] up before the face of YHWH. And Samuel sent away all the people, every man to his house.
- ÅB
- Så talte Samuel til folket om kongedømmets rett og skrev det opp i en bok; den la han ned for Herrens åsyn. Deretter lot Samuel alt folket fare, hver til sitt hjem.
- OTB
- Da fortalte Samuel folket reglene for kongedømmet og skrev dem i en bok og la den fram for Herren. Så sendte Samuel hele folket bort, hver til sitt eget hus.
- B1930
- Så talte Samuel til folket om kongedømmets rett og skrev det op i en bok; den la han ned for Herrens åsyn. Derefter lot Samuel alt folket fare, hver til sitt hjem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 8:11–18
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 17:14–20
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”
Read in contextEzekiel 45:9–10
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’
Read in contextTitus 3:1
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
Read in contextRomans 13:1–7
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
Read in context1 Timothy 2:2
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
Read in contextEzekiel 46:16–18
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance.
Read in context1 Peter 2:13–14
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
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