And he said to him, “Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass. So let us go there; perhaps he can show us the way that we should go.”

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A man of God. —When Saul determined to give up the search for his father’s asses, he was in the neighborhood of the city of Samuel…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

In this case, as in so many others, the servant seems to have had more grace than his young master, because he knew of Samuel the prophet, and he k…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said unto him
That is, the servant of Saul:

behold, now, there is in this city a man of Go…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Saul readily went to seek his father's asses. His obedience to his father was praiseworthy. His servant proposed that, since they were now at Ramah…