1st Samuel Chapter 10 verse 27 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) The children of Belial.--More accurately, worthless men. (See Note on 1Samuel 2:12.)And they despised him.--As above suggested, these malcontents were probably princes and leading men of the great tribes of Judah and Ephraim, displeased that the new king should be selected from the small unimportant tribe of Benjamin. It will be remembered that the tribe of Benjamin had been almost entirely destroyed in the civil war related in the concluding chapters of Judges. "They despised him," because in no way had he made his mark, either in the arts of war or peace. From what has gone before (see 1Samuel 10:11-12 of this 1Sam) it is evident that Saul was a man of no special culture; his early years had been spent in agriculture and work on his father's lands in the neighbourhood of Gibeah.And brought him no presents.--These gifts were, in the East, the token of submission and homage; not to offer them to Saul was almost the same thing as to ignore his authority. Although not stated, it is clear that these malcontents were among the chiefs of the greater tribes who had assisted at the election.But he held his peace.--Literally, he was a deaf man, acting as though he had not heard the murmurs. This prudent conduct showed great self-control and self-denial on the part of the new king and his counsellors.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut some worthlessבְלִיַּ֣עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1100: Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness menוּבְנֵ֧י (ū·ḇə·nê)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonsaid,אָמְר֗וּ (’ā·mə·rū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“Howמַה־ (mah-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatcan this [man]זֶ֔ה (zeh)Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatdeliver us?”יֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙ (yō·ši·‘ê·nū)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common pluralStrong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succorSo they despised himוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ (way·yiḇ·zu·hū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularStrong's 959: To disesteemand broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּ (hê·ḇî·’ū)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gohimל֖וֹ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew noוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nogifts;מִנְחָ֑ה (min·ḥāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offeringbut [Saul] heldוַיְהִ֖י (way·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, behis peace.כְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ (kə·ma·ḥă·rîš)Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, deviseJump to PreviousBase Belial Children Deaf Deliver Despise Despised Held Kept Peace Persons Present Presents Respect Save Saviour Silent Worthless Worthlessness