Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Samuel 10:26

"And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched." — 1 Samuel 10:26 (ASV)

And Saul also went home to Gibeah. —Saul departed for now to his own home. We may conclude that his fellow citizens, proud of the honor conferred on one of their own, were among his earliest devoted attendants. The young hero, however, as we will see, did not have long to wait for an opportunity of displaying his prowess, and of rallying the hearts of the people widely and firmly to his standard.

A band of men. —Among these early friends, doubtless, were found the names of the distinguished men whom we later hear of surrounding Saul. The highest prudence and sagacity marked all the early period of the reign of the first king. Slow to take offense, we will see from the next verse how Saul and his valiant adherents busied themselves with conciliating the disaffected, and in preparing for a decisive action against the enemies who were on all sides harrying the land. An opportunity (see the history in the next chapter) soon presented itself to show that the choice of a king had been wisely made.