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**man** . Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 .
**Kish.** Compare [1 Samuel 14:51](../../../kjv/1-samuel/14/51) . [1 Chronicles 8:33](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/8/33) ; [1 Chronicles 9:39](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/9/39) . For the difficulties of the genealogy, see note on [1 Chronicles 8:33](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/8/33) .
**a Benjamite** . As was Saul of Tarsus ([Philippians 1:3](../../../kjv/philippians/1/3) , [Philippians 1:5](../../../kjv/philippians/1/5) ).
**mighty man** . Hebrew. *gibbor.* App-14 .

**Saul** . Many points of resemblance and contrast with Saul of Tarsus.
**Name** = Asked for: i.e. by man.
**children** = sons.

**lost** . Contrast David, who had charge of his father's "sheep", and " *kept* them "([1 Samuel 16:11](../../../kjv/1-samuel/16/11) ); with Saul, who *lost* his father's "asses" ([1 Samuel 9:3](../../../kjv/1-samuel/9/3) ).
**servants** = young men. Tradition says "Doeg". Compare [1 Samuel 21:7](../../../kjv/1-samuel/21/7) .

**he** . Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "they", as in [1 Samuel 9:6](../../../kjv/1-samuel/9/6) .
**mount** = the hill country of.
**take thought** = be anxious. Compare [Matthew 6:25](../../../kjv/matthew/6/25) , [Matthew 6:27](../../../kjv/matthew/6/27) , [Matthew 6:28](../../../kjv/matthew/6/28) , [Matthew 6:31](../../../kjv/matthew/6/31) , [Matthew 6:34](../../../kjv/matthew/6/34) .

**Behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 .
**man of God** = God's man: i.e. a prophet, because God's spokesman. See App-49 . (Hebrew. *'ish* and *Elohim)*
**man** . Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 .
**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 . Literally "the God".

**present** . Hebrew. *teshurah.* Occurs only here. It is from *shur,* to behold. Hence, that which procures and secures an interview, or sight of the person sought.

**shekel.** See App-51 .
**that will I give** . Septuagint reads "which thou canst give".

**Beforetime** . Note the parenthesis.
**seer** . Hebrew. *ro'eh = a* seer of visions. Another name for seer was *chozeh,* which referred rather to spiritual apprehension of what was seen. In [1 Chronicles 29:29](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/29/29) all three words occur in the same verse.
**Prophet.** Hebrew. *nab'i* = one who spoke for or was moved by God.

**let.** Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Septuagint, read "and let".

**up the hill** = by the ascent of.

**of** = by. Genitive of Instrument. See App-17 .
**the high place** . In [Numbers 21:19](../../../kjv/numbers/21/19) = Bamoth-Baal. Shiloh was now forsaken. No "place" within the meaning of [Deuteronomy 12](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/12) . Compare [1 Samuel 7:10](../../../kjv/1-samuel/7/10) , [1 Samuel 7:17](../../../kjv/1-samuel/7/17) .

**out against** = opposite, so as to meet them.

**the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah* . App-4 .
**told Samuel in his ear** = opened or uncovered the ear of Samuel.
**a** = one.

**captain** = leader.
**My people** . Aramaean and Syriac read "the oppression". In that case the Figure of speech *Ellipsis* should be supplied after it, "of My People" being implied.

**reign** = control, restrain, or rule.

**in the gate** . Hebrew "in the midst of the gate": i.e. the open place near the gate where judgment was given.

**mind.** Hebrew "heart " = "do not regard them".

**Am not I . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 .
**the smallest** . Very true, since the events recorded in [Judges 20:35](../../../kjv/judges/20/35) .
**so to me** = according to this word.

**left!** = reserved.

**the word of God.** First occurrence of this expression. "Word of Jehovah "frequent from [Genesis 15:1](../../../kjv/genesis/15/1) .
**God** = *Elohim* . App-4 . Creation relationship.

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