1 Samuel 10:21

1 Samuel 10:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken. Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot; and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was chosen. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they sought him, he could not be found.

Context of 1 Samuel 10:21

19I am the one who saves you from all your pain and troubles. But now you have turned against me, your God. You have said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us instead.’ So now come and stand in front of the Lord. Stand together in your tribes and in your clans.” ’ 20So each tribe came forward to Samuel, tribe by tribe. God chose Benjamin's tribe. Then each family from Benjamin's tribe went forward. God chose the family of Matri. Then God chose Kish's son Saul from the family of Matri. They looked for Saul but nobody could find him. 22So they asked the Lord, ‘Has Saul arrived here yet?’ The Lord said, ‘Yes, but he is hiding among the luggage.’ 23So they ran to find Saul. They brought him out from there. When Saul stood among the people, you could see his head above everyone else.

1 Samuel 10:21 word by word

וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־שֵׁ֤בֶט בִּנְיָמִן֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמַּטְרִ֑י וַיִּלָּכֵד֙ שָׁא֣וּל בֶּן־קִ֔ישׁ וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ וְלֹ֥א נִמְצָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When he had caused the tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• to come nearקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• by their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of Matriמַטְרִיmaţrîy · MatriteH4309
• was takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• and Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Kishקִישׁqîysh · KishH7027
• and when they soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• him, he could not be foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21When they sought him, he could not be found - Through modesty or fear he had secreted himself.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The family of Matri - This name occurs nowhere else among the families of Benjamin, or in the genealogy of Saul. (See 1 Samuel 9:1 note.)Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-27Verses 17-27 Samuel tells the people, Ye have this day rejected your God. So little fond was Saul now of that power, which soon after, when he possessed it, he could not think of parting with, that he hid himself. It is good to be conscious of our unworthiness and insufficiency for the services to which we are called; but men should not go into the contrary extreme, by refusing the employments to which the Lord and the church call them. The greater part…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27Saul became powerful through three main events: Samuel secretly anointed him (1 Samuel 9:1–10:16). He was chosen by casting lots (1 Samuel 10:17–27). He defeated the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1–15). See also study note on 1 Samuel 13:1–16:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2517-25. Samuel called the people together ... at Mizpeh--a shaft-like hill near Hebron, five hundred feet in height. The national assemblies of the Israelites were held there. A day having been appointed for the election of a king, Samuel, after having charged the people with a rejection of God's institution and a superseding of it by one of their own, proceeded to the nomination of the new monarch. As it was of the utmost importance that the appointment…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 10:21

• Benjamin
• King
• Kish
• Lot, the
• Matri
• Mizpah

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Saul
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Paul, Saul
• Adversity
• Divination
• Kish
• Lot
• Samuel, Books of
• Vial

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings