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And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they ran and took him from there, and he stood among the people. And he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people ran and got Saul and brought him into the middle of the crowd. He was more than a head taller than anyone else. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They ran and got him from there. As he stood among the people, he was a head taller than everyone else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they ran and brought Saul out to the people, and they could see that he was a foot taller than anyone else. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They ran and brought him from there. When he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the others by a head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They ran and fetched him there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they ran and brought him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They ran and got him there. When he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they run and bring him there, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will run and take him from thence, and he will stand in the midst of the people; and he will be high above all the people, from his shoulders and above.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so they ran and brought him there. And he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than the entire people, from the shoulders upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They ran to bring him from there; when he took his place among the people, he stood head and shoulders above all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they ran and brought him from there. When he took his stand among the people, he was head and shoulders taller than any of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was head and shoulders higher than any of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they ran and brought him from there, and he stood among the people and was taller than all the people, from his shoulder and above<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/10-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=2587" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Saul Proclaimed King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: way·yā·ru·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">So they ran</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qā·ḥu·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and brought Saul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3320.htm" title="3320: way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To set or station oneself, take one's stand. A primitive root; to place; reflexively, to station, offer, continue.">and when he stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7926.htm" title="7926: miš·šiḵ·mōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Shoulder. From shakam; the neck as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill.">he was a head</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: wā·mā·‘ə·lāh (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: way·yiḡ·bah (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">taller</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">than any</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the others.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2</a></span><br />And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">1 Samuel 17:4-7</a></span><br />Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height, / and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, / and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">1 Kings 19:19</a></span><br />So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Judges 6:15</a></span><br />“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Judges 7:2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">2 Samuel 14:25</a></span><br />Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2</a></span><br />He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a></span><br />This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-24.htm">John 7:24</a></span><br />Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they ran and fetched him there: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.</p><p class="hdg">he was higher</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">1 Samuel 9:2</a></b></br> And he had a son, whose name <i>was</i> Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and <i>there was</i> not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward <i>he was</i> higher than any of the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></b></br> But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for <i>the LORD seeth</i> not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">1 Samuel 17:4</a></b></br> And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height <i>was</i> six cubits and a span.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Others</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-12.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">Run</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/judges/20-22.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Taller</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-12.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-21.htm">Others</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-17.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-22.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-22.htm">Run</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-8.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-6.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-18.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Taller</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">Samuel anoints Saul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">He confirms him by prediction of three signs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm">Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/10-14.htm">He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his uncle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/10-17.htm">Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/10-26.htm">The different affections of his subjects</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Saul had been chosen by God through the prophet Samuel to be the first king of Israel. The act of running suggests the people's eagerness to see their new leader. This moment is significant as it marks the transition from the period of judges to the monarchy in Israel. Saul's selection was divinely orchestrated, as seen earlier in <a href="/1_samuel/9.htm">1 Samuel 9</a>, where God reveals to Samuel that Saul is His chosen one. The people's action of bringing Saul also reflects the communal aspect of leadership in ancient Israel, where the king was seen as a representative of the people before God.<p><b>and when he stood among the people</b><br>Saul standing among the people symbolizes his role as a leader who is both part of the community and set apart for a special purpose. This imagery is reminiscent of Moses and Joshua, who also stood among the people as leaders chosen by God. Saul's presence among the people highlights the unity and collective identity of Israel under a divinely appointed king. It also foreshadows the challenges Saul will face in balancing his role as a leader with his personal shortcomings.<p><b>he was a head taller than any of the others</b><br>Saul's physical stature is emphasized here, indicating his suitability for kingship in the eyes of the people. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, physical appearance was often associated with leadership qualities. Saul's height made him an imposing figure, which was culturally significant as kings were expected to lead in battle and command respect. This detail also sets the stage for later contrasts with David, who, despite being smaller in stature, is chosen by God for his heart rather than his appearance (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>). Saul's height can be seen as a type of Christ, who stands above all in spiritual authority, though Christ's kingdom is not of this world (<a href="/john/18-36.htm">John 18:36</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, chosen by God and anointed by the prophet Samuel. Saul is described as physically impressive, being taller than any of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>The prophet and last judge of Israel who anointed Saul as king. He plays a crucial role in transitioning Israel from a theocracy to a monarchy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel who demanded a king to lead them like other nations. They are gathered to witness the selection of their first king.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a></b><br>The place where the assembly of Israel took place for the selection of Saul as king. It is a significant location for gatherings and covenant renewals in Israel's history.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_selection_event.htm">The Selection Event</a></b><br>The public event where Saul is chosen by lot to be king, demonstrating God's sovereign choice despite the people's desire for a king like other nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>Despite human desires and criteria, God remains sovereign in appointing leaders. We should trust His wisdom in leadership decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_outward_appearances.htm">The Danger of Outward Appearances</a></b><br>Saul's selection based on his appearance serves as a caution against valuing external attributes over internal character and godliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>Saul's later failures remind us of the importance of obedience to God’s commands over personal ambition or societal expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The public nature of Saul's selection highlights the importance of community in recognizing and affirming God’s calling on individuals.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_leadership.htm">Preparation for Leadership</a></b><br>Saul's initial humility and reluctance to step into leadership can remind us of the importance of preparation and reliance on God when called to lead.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_10_4_and_2_sam_1_10.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 10's account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god's_spirit_prompt_saul's_prophecy.htm">Why does the 'Spirit of God' in 1 Samuel 10:10 produce such immediate prophetic activity in Saul, yet seemingly not in others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_saul's_signs_in_1_sam_10_2-7_align_biblically.htm">How do the signs given to Saul in 1 Samuel 10:2-7 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of miraculous signs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_david_wrote_psalm_54.htm">If this psalm is attributed to David (Psalm 54 title), is there verifiable historical proof of him composing it during his conflict with the Ziphites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23, 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he stood.</span> This rendering spoils the poetic force of the original, where the rapidity of their action is expressed by three preterites following hard upon one another. The Hebrew is, "And they ran, and took him thence, and he stood forth (see <a href="/1_samuel/12-7.htm">1 Samuel 12:7</a>) among the people, and he was taller," etc. And now Samuel presents him to the multitude as "the chosen of Jehovah," and the people shout their assent by saying, "Let the king live." For this the A.V. puts our English phrase, but the Hebrew exactly answers to the French <span class="accented">Vive le roi!</span> THE EVENTS WHICH FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY UPON SAUL'S ELECTION (vers. 25-27). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/10-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So they ran</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ru·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought [Saul],</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qā·ḥu·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and when he stood</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3320.htm">Strong's 3320: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set or station oneself, take one's stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he was a head</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šiḵ·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7926.htm">Strong's 7926: </a> </span><span class="str2">The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">taller</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּגְבַּהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḡ·bah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soar, be lofty, to be haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than any</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the others.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/10-23.htm">1 Samuel 10:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/10-23.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 10:23 They ran and fetched him there (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 10:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 10:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/10-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 10:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 10:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>