1 Samuel 9:21
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Saul answered and said, am not I a Benjamite,.... Or the son of Jemini, the name of one of his ancestors, see Sa1…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The tribe of Benjamin, originally the smallest of all the tribes Num 1:36, if Ephraim and Manasseh are reckoned as one…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Am not I a Benjamite - This speech of Saul is exceedingly modest; he was now becomingly humble; but who can bear…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 9:18-27
Providence having at length brought Samuel and Saul together, we have here an account of what passed between them in the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the smallest of the tribes of Israel The warlike tribe of Benjamin, the smallest except Manasseh at the time of the…
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