1st Samuel Chapter 10 verse 11 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) What is this?--The natural expression of extreme surprise at the sudden change which had come over one so well known at Gibeah as Saul evidently was, shows us that this was his home. The words, "What is this that is come unto the son of Kish?" seem to tell us that the life hitherto led by Saul was a life very different in all respects to the life led by the sons of the prophets in their schools. It need not be assumed that the youth and early manhood of the future king had been wild and dissolute, but simply that the way of life had been rough and uncultured--a life spent in what we should call "country pursuits," in contradistinction to the pursuit of knowledge and of higher acquirements. It is evident from the statement here and in the following verse that a considerable respect for these schools had already grown up among the people.Is Saul also among the prophets?--In 1Samuel 19:23 we again find Saul, but under changed circumstances, under the influence of a Divine and coercing power, and uttering strange words, and singing hymns as one trained in the prophets' schools. It was probably this recurrence of the same incident in the king's life which gave rise to the saying, or proverb, which expresses amazement at the unexpected appearance of any man in a position which had hitherto been quite strange to him. "Is Saul among the preachers of Christ? Was a question of wonder asked by the friends of St. Paul" (Galatians 1:23).--Wordsworth.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAll thoseכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everywho had formerlyמֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל (mê·’it·tə·mō·wl)Preposition-m | AdverbStrong's 865: Heretofore, definitely yesterdayknown [Saul]יֽוֹדְעוֹ֙ (yō·wḏ·‘ōw)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 3045: To knowand sawוַיִּרְא֕וּ (way·yir·’ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7200: To seehim prophesyingנִבָּ֑א (nib·bā)Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspirationwithעִם־ (‘im-)PrepositionStrong's 5973: With, equally withthe prophetsנְבִאִ֖ים (nə·ḇi·’îm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophetaskedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayoneאִ֣ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personanother,רֵעֵ֗הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow“Whatמַה־ (mah-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whathas happenedוַיְהִ֗י (way·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beto the sonלְבֶן־ (lə·ḇen-)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Kish?קִ֔ישׁ (qîš)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other IsraelitesIs Saulשָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitesalsoהֲגַ֥ם (hă·ḡam)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andamong the prophets?”בַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ (ban·nə·ḇî·’îm)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophetJump to PreviousBeforetime Kish Previously Prophesied Prophesying Prophets Saul