1 Samuel 10:3

1 Samuel 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine.

Context of 1 Samuel 10:3

1Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance? 2When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?” ’ “Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. 4They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them. 5“After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying.

1 Samuel 10:3 word by word

וְחָלַפְתָּ֨ מִשָּׁ֜ם וָהָ֗לְאָה וּבָ֙אתָ֙ עַד־אֵל֣וֹן תָּב֔וֹר וּמְצָא֤וּךָ שָּׁם֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים עֹלִ֥ים אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל אֶחָ֞ד נֹשֵׂ֣א׀ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה גְדָיִ֗ים וְאֶחָד֙ נֹשֵׂ֗א שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם וְאֶחָ֥ד נֹשֵׂ֖א נֵֽבֶל־יָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shalt thou go onחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498
• forwardהָֽ֫לְאָהhâle'âh · furtherH1973
• from thence, and thou shalt comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the plainאֵלוֹן'êlôn · terebinthH436
• of Taborתָּבוֹרtâbôr · TaborH8396
• and there shall meetמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• thee threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• going upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• carryingנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• kidsגְּדִיgedîy · kidH1423
• loavesכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
• of breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• a bottleנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · bagH5035
• of wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 10:3

• Joshua 19:12It turned east from Sarid toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
• Judges 4:6She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor.
• Judges 8:18Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one with the bearing of a prince.”
• Psalms 89:12You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
• Genesis 28:19He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.
• Genesis 35:1Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”
• Leviticus 1:10“ ‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep or the goats, you are to offer a male without defect.
• Leviticus 3:6“ ‘If you offer an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the Lord, you are to offer a male or female without defect.
• Leviticus 7:13Along with their fellowship offering of thanksgiving they are to present an offering with thick loaves of bread made with yeast.
• Leviticus 23:13together with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil—a food offering presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter of a hin of wine.
• Numbers 15:5With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Three men going up to God to Bethel - Jacob's altar was probably there still, Genesis 28:19. However this might be, it was still considered, as its name implies, the house of God; and to it they were now going, to offer sacrifice. The three kids were for sacrifice; the three loaves of bread to be offered probably as a thank-offering; and the bottle or skin full of wine, for a libation. When the blood was poured out before the Lord, then they feasted on…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The plain of Tabor - It should be “the oak or terebinth”” of Tabor” (Judges 4:11 note). It has been ingeniously conjectured that “Tabor” is either a different form of “Deborah,” or a corruption of it, and that the “oak,” or “terebinth of Tabor,” is the same as “Allon-bachuth,” the oak under which Deborah was buried, and which lay “beneath Bethel” Genesis 35:8. The terebinth, where the three men came upon Saul, must have been at some point previous to that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Oak of Tabor: This place is in Benjamin and should not be mixed up with the village named Tabor in Zebulun (1 Chronicles 6:77). Bethel: See study note on 1 Samuel 7:16.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the plain--or, "the oak of Tabor," not the celebrated mount, for that was far distant. three men going up to God to Beth-el--apparently to offer sacrifices there at a time when the ark and the tabernacle were not in a settled abode, and God had not yet declared the permanent place which He should choose. The kids were for sacrifice, the loaves for the offering, and the wine for the libations.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 10:3

• Bread
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabor

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Adversity
• Flagon
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Tabor
• Vial
• Bethel
• Forward; Forwardness

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