1 Samuel 9:11
“And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And as they went up the hill to the city,.... For the city was built upon an hill, from whence it had the name of Ramah,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Young maidens going out to draw water - So far is it from being true, that young women were always kept closely shut up…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 9:11-17
Here, I. Saul, by an ordinary enquiry, is directed to Samuel, Sa1 9:11-14. Gibeah of Saul was not twenty miles from…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19211 Samuel 9:11-14
Inquiry for the seer
11. as they went up As they were ascending by the ascent to the city. The Hebrew has a peculiar…
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