1 Samuel 10:16
in 1 Samuel 10And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
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ASV
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
KJV
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
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Commentary
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on 1 Samuel 10:14-16
The silence is his own choice, since the text says plainly that “Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship”. Gill read the reticence as modesty proper to a man not yet installed before the people, in contrast with the later Saul.
This site's exposition
And Saul replied
Saul tells the truth about the donkeys and keeps the kingship to himself. Matthew Henry notes that many men would have proclaimed such news from the housetop. Saul kept it in his own breast.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 5 · Written before 604.
proposed
30. The word of the kingdom is the honorable dignity of the pastor. For by its very display it speaks: because he is no mere uncle who is elevated by so great an order. Therefore the king does not reveal the word of the kingdom: because the pastor of the Church speaks with the great splendor of divinity, but does not speak with pride. He who indeed does not reveal the word conceals what he speaks. For the word always speaks to him for whom it is a word; otherwise it is not a word.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Saul said unto his uncle,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
But about the matter of the kingship he did not tell him. He possessed a discretionary nature. 7 See Maseches Megillah 13b.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 7 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שָׁאוּל֙ | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| דּוֹד֔וֹ | dodo | uncle his | H1730 → | 61 times |
| הַגֵּ֤ד | haged | certainly <to tell> | H5046 → | 370 times |
| הִגִּיד֙ | higid | he told | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לָ֔נוּ | lanu | to <the> us | ||
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נִמְצְא֖וּ | nimtzeu | they had been found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹת | haatonot | the she-asses | H860 → | 34 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דְּבַ֤ר | devar | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַמְּלוּכָה֙ | hamelukhah | the kingship | H4410 → | 24 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִגִּ֣יד | higid | he told | H5046 → | 370 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אָמַ֥ר | ʾamar | he had said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פ | shemuel | Samuel | H8050 → | 141 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
שָׁאוּל֙Saul
shaulH7586 →402 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
דּוֹד֔וֹuncle his
dodoH1730 →61 times
הַגֵּ֤דcertainly <to tell>
hagedH5046 →370 times
הִגִּיד֙he told
higidH5046 →370 times
לָ֔נוּto <the> us
lanu
כִּ֥יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
נִמְצְא֖וּthey had been found
nimtzeuH4672 →455 times
הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתthe she-asses
haatonotH860 →34 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
דְּבַ֤ר[the] word of
devarH1697 →1440 times
הַמְּלוּכָה֙the kingship
hamelukhahH4410 →24 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הִגִּ֣ידhe told
higidH5046 →370 times
ל֔וֹto <the> him
lo
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אָמַ֥רhe had said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פSamuel
shemuelH8050 →141 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 29:11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:11
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
- Proverbs 12:16
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
- Micah 7:5
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Amos 5:13
Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
- Proverbs 12:23
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
- Proverbs 19:11
Through
Judges 14:6and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father…
it leads to
- Judges 3:10
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…
- Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Judges 3:10
Through
1 Samuel 9:20As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 8:5
“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
- 1 Samuel 8:5
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Samuel
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonJudges to monarchySamuelAsked of God by Hannah and lent to the LORD at Shiloh; the last judge and first of the prophets after Moses, who anointed both Sau…
- PersonUnited monarchySaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devoted, consul…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 5; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.