1 Samuel 9:8
“And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the servant answered Saul again, and said,.... As he had answered him before, when Saul proposed to return home, by…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The fourth part of a shekel - In value about sixpence. Probably the shekel, like our early English silver coins, was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The fourth part of a shekel of silver - We find from the preceding verse, that the bread or provisions which they had…
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
the fourth part of a shekel of silver Worth rather more than sixpence according to the present price of silver: but we…