1 Samuel 9:7
“Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then Saul said to his servant, but behold, if we go,.... The Targum is,"if he receives money,''which it seems Saul was…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Presents of bread or meat were as common as presents of money. (Compare Eze 13:19; Hos 3:2.)
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
There is not a present to bring to the man of God - We are not to suppose from this that the prophets took money to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 9:3-10
Here is, I. A great man rising from small beginnings. It does not appear that Saul had any preferment at all, or was in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a present A word occurring here only, to denote the present with which one approachesa great man. The cognate verb is…
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