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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 10:20 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 10:20 |
King James |
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Caused ... to come near ... was taken - The Hebrew phrases are exactly the same as in Jos 7:16-17, where the King James Version renders the first has "brought." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Benjamin - Which tribe was now preferred before Judah, because the kingdom was freely promised by God to Judah, and was to be given to him in love; but now the kingdom was in a manner forced from God, and given them in anger and therefore conferred upon an obscure tribe. |
16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: