1 Samuel 10:25

1 Samuel 10:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
• New International Version (NIV)Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Context of 1 Samuel 10:25

23So they ran and brought him from there. When he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders up. 24Then Samuel announced to all the people, “Do you see the one Adonai has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people!” Then all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!” Then Samuel explained to the people the rules of kingship, wrote them in a scroll and placed it before Adonai. Then Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26Saul also went home to Gibeah, accompanied by men of valor whose hearts God had touched. 27But certain worthless men said, “How can this one save us?” So they despised him and brought him no present. But he kept silent.

1 Samuel 10:25 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶל־הָעָ֗ם אֵ֚ת מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמְּלֻכָ֔ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב בַּסֵּ֔פֶר וַיַּנַּ֖ח לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְשַׁלַּ֧ח שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• toldדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the mannerמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: customH4941
• of the kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
• and wroteכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• in a bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• upיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• awayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 10:25

• 1 Samuel 8:11“This will be the practice of the king that will reign over you,” he said. “He will draft your sons and assign them as his charioteers and horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.
• Deuteronomy 17:14“When you come to the land that Adonai your God is giving you, possess it and dwell in it, and you say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations around me,’
• Ezekiel 45:9Thus says Adonai Elohim: “Let it be enough for you, princes of Israel. Get rid of violence and destruction, execute justice and righteousness, take away your oppression from My people”—it is a declaration of Adonai.
• Ezekiel 46:16Thus says Adonai Elohim: “If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as his inheritance, it will belong to his sons. It will be their possession by inheritance.
• Romans 13:1Let every person submit himself to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are put in place by God.
• 1 Timothy 2:2for kings and all who are in authority—so we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and respectfulness.
• 1 Peter 2:13For the Lord’s sake, submit yourselves to every human authority—whether to a king as supreme,

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The manner of the kingdom - It is the same word as in 1 Samuel 8:9; and doubtless the same thing is implied as is there related. But possibly there was some kind of compact or covenant between them and Saul; and this was the thing that was written in a book, and laid up before the Lord, probably near the ark.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25The manner of the kingdom - i. e., the just prerogative of the kingdom, the law, or bill of rights, by which the king‘s power was limited as well as secured. It is not improbable that what Samuel wrote was simply a transcript of Deuteronomy 17:14-20, which he “laid up before the Lord,” i. e., placed by the side of the ark of the covenant with the copy of the Law (see Deuteronomy 31:26). It would be ready for reference if either king or people violated the…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. 25rights of kingship: See Deuteronomy 17:14–20. He wrote them: Compare Exodus 24:4; Joshua 24:26. Samuel placed the document before the Lord, likely in the tabernacle. This act showed that God would reward those who followed the covenant and punish those who broke it.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 10:25

• King
• Mizpah

In the dictionaries

• Samuel
• Adversity
• King
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Vial
• Bible, the
• Exodus, the Book of
• Holy Spirit
• Intercession

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