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Therefore they asked of Yahweh further, Is there yet a man to come here? Yahweh answered, Behold, he has hid himself among the baggage.
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The Reluctant King
Commentators agree that Saul's hiding was not an act of defiance but of genuine humility. Aware of his humble origins, the immense responsibility, and that the people's request for a king displeased God, he felt unworthy. Scholars see this as a powerful example of modesty before accepting a divine calling, a stark contrast to the ambition he would later display.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Among the stuff — Rather, “the baggage.” The assembly was like a camp, and the baggage (the Latin term is impedimenta) of the whole…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore they enquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither. —Saul and Samuel alone, of all the host …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore they inquired of the Lord further Or again, by lot, by which they knew who the person was who was chosen k…
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Samuel tells the people, You have this day rejected your God. Saul now had so little fondness for that power—which, soon after he possesse…