Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You Benjamites - This shows how isolated the tribes still were, and how for the most part, Saul was surrounded only by his own tribesmen.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Hear now, you Benjamites. — We have here a fair example of Saul’s manner of ruling in his later years. It is no wonder that the he…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him
He took this opportunity of addressing them in the following man…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Observe the nature of jealous malice and its contemptible schemes. Saul considers everyone around him his enemies because they do not simply agree …

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