1 Samuel 10:20

And, when Samuel had brought near all the tribes of Israel, then was taken the tribe of Benjamin.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

In Context

19Yet, ye, to-day, have rejected your God, who, himself, hath been giving you salvation from all your calamities and your distresses, and ye have said to him: A king, shalt thou set over us,—Now, therefore, present yourselves before Yahweh, by your tribes, and by your thousands.

21And, when he had brought near the tribe of Benjamin, by their families, then was taken the family of Matri,—and, when he had brought near the family of Matri, man by man, then was taken Saul the son of Kish; so they sought him, but he was not to be found.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:16So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes,—and, the tribe of Judah, was seized;

2 Samuel 3:19And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin, —and Abner also went to speak in the ears of David, in Hebron, all that was pleasing in the eyes of Israel, and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 10:18-27

The Election of a King; Saul Introduced to the People. ( b. c. 1070.) 17 And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh; 18 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: 19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but… Read the whole commentary →

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