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Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 10:1-27

Chapter 10Samuel took a vial of oil, and he poured it over Saul, over his head, and he kissed him, and he said, Is it not because the Lord has anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? Now when you depart from me today, when you get by Rachel's tomb, you're going to see two men; and they will say to you, The donkeys that you were looking for have been found: and, your father's no longer worried about the donkeys, but he's worried about you. Then as you go on forward from there, you're... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 10:1-27

1 Samuel 10:1 . Captain. This refers to his command, as a fighting captain. The title of king was superior to that of na g id, or captain. 1 Samuel 10:3 . To Bethel. The people would, and did worship at this hallowed altar, where God had spoken to Jacob their father. Genesis 28:0. 1 Samuel 10:5 . A company of prophets, called in other places, the sons of the prophets. They were returning from a sacrifice at the hill, where the ark was placed, and gladdened the road with music and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 10:1-13

1 Samuel 10:1-13Then Samuel took a vial of oil.The discipline of a promoted lifeMen are not usually taken from the valley of ordinary toil, and instantaneously placed, as by the flight of an angel, upon the cloud-wrapped peak of national greatness. There must be a climbing process; its accomplishment may be tedious, its progress slow, its experiences sorrowful, but such discipline is necessary. And as we climb the rugged path, exhilarating breezes refresh, sweeping prospects gladden; and the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 10:6

1Sa 10:6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. Ver. 6. And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee. ] Not that free or princely spirit Psa 51:12 that David prayed for, - and had, no doubt, - but a common spirit of prophecy and of government. And thou shalt prophesy with them. ] This was for the time only, as Balaam’s ass spake, saith Augustine; a but this gift soon left him again. Saul, by conversing with... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 10:6

Spirit: 1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 19:23, 1 Samuel 19:24, Numbers 11:25, Judges 3:10, Matthew 7:22 another man: 1 Samuel 10:9-2 Kings : Reciprocal: Numbers 11:17 - I will take Numbers 27:20 - put some Judges 6:34 - the Spirit 1 Samuel 19:20 - when they Ezekiel 11:5 - the Spirit 1 Thessalonians 5:20 - General read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Samuel 10:6

And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.Will come — Heb. will leap, or rush upon thee.Another man — That is, thou shalt be suddenly endowed with another spirit, filled with skill of divine things, with courage, and wisdom, and magnanimity; and other qualifications befitting thy dignity. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 10:1-16

THE ANOINTING OF SAUL, 1 Samuel 9:1 to 1 Samuel 10:16. In this chapter we are introduced to him who figures in the following history as the first king of Israel. But Samuel is yet the chief ruler, and Saul does not appear as reigning and exercising all his regal prerogatives until in chap. 13, after the prophet Samuel has given his last public counsel and exhortation to the assembled nation. read more