1st Samuel Chapter 10 verse 16 Holy Bible
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
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And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to him of Samuel's words about the kingdom.
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And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not.
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And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
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And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.
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Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didn't tell him.
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And Saul saith unto his uncle, `He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;' and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) He told him not.--It has been suggested ingeniously that this reply was prompted by the characteristic Israelite caution--the fear of betraying prematurely an important secret. It is, however, far better to assume that Samuel had given the young Saul to understand that the revelation respecting his future, and the great state change involved in it, was, in the first instance, for him alone; no other man was as yet to share that great secret with him. In His own good time God would signify His sovereign will and pleasure to Israel; till then, Saul was strictly to keep his own counsel in this important matter. To have imparted the secret to any one would have at once opened the door to secret intrigues and party plotting; one like Abner, especially, would not have been slow in devising schemes to compass so great an end as the placing the crown of Israel on the head of one of his own family.The modesty and humility, as well as the wisdom, of Saul in these early days of his greatness is remarkable. The "changed heart" was indeed an acknowledged fact with him. Wordsworth quotes here how, "in like manner, Samson, in the early days of his humility, told not his parents of the lion. (See Judges 14:6.) So Saul of Tarsus spake not of his visions and revelations of the Lord till he was constrained to do so by his enemies." (See 2Corinthians 12:1.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd Saulשָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitesreplied,וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“He assured usהַגֵּ֤ד (hag·gêḏ)Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 5046: To be conspicuousthat the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹת (hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ)Article | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 860: A female donkeyhad been found.”נִמְצְא֖וּ (nim·ṣə·’ū)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentBut Saul did notלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, notellהִגִּיד֙ (hig·gîḏ)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5046: To be conspicuous[his uncle]לָ֔נוּ (lā·nū)Preposition | first person common pluralStrong's Hebrew whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ (šə·mū·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israelhad saidאָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayaboutדְּבַ֤ר (də·ḇar)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causethe kingship.הַמְּלוּכָה֙ (ham·mə·lū·ḵāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4410: Something ruled, a realmJump to PreviousAsses Assured Declared Donkeys Kingdom Kingship Matter Mentioned Plainly Samuel Samuel's Saul Uncle Whereof Word Words
