1 Samuel 9:21

Then answered Saul, and said—Am not I, a man of Benjamin, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and [is not], my family, the poorest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Wherefore, then, hast thou spoken unto me of such a thing as this?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

In Context

20And, as for the asses that went astray from thee three days ago, do not regard them, for they are found,—but to whom belongeth all that is desirable in Israel? is it not to thee, and to all the house of thy father?

22And Samuel took Saul and his young man, and brought them into the guest-chamber,—and gave them a place at the head of them who were bidden, they being about thirty persons.

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Cross References

Judges 6:14And Yahweh, turned unto him, and said—Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel, out of the hand of Midian,—have I not sent thee?

Judges 20:46So then it came to pass that, all the fallen of Benjamin, were twenty-five thousand men, that drew the sword, on that day,—all these being men of valour.

1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, Was it not, when, little, thou wast in thine own eyes, that thou wast made, head of the tribes of Israel,—and that Yahweh anointed thee to be king over Israel?

1 Samuel 18:23And the servants of Saul spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said—Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son-in-law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?

Psalms 68:28Thy God hath commanded thy strength,—The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.

Luke 14:11Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 9:19-27

Saul Entertained by Samuel. ( b. c. 1070.) 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. 19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. 20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and… Read the whole commentary →

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