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Contemporary English Version

1 Samuel 10:20

Samuel brought each tribe, one after the other, to the altar, and the Lord chose the Benjamin tribe.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benjamin;   King;   Lot, the;   Mizpah;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Saul;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Mizpah;   Samuel;   Saul, king of israel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Prophet;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Lot;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Lot (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Lots;   Oracles;   Saul;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Samuel;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Mizpah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Saul;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;   Mizpah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decision;   Intercession;   Israel, History of the People;   King;   Samuel;   Samuel, Books of;   Saul;   Urim and Thummim;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Lots;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
Hebrew Names Version
So Shemu'el brought all the tribes of Yisra'el near, and the tribe of Binyamin was taken.
King James Version
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Lexham English Bible
So Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected by lot.
English Standard Version
Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.
New Century Version
When Samuel gathered all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin was picked.
New English Translation
Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.
Amplified Bible
And when Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.
New American Standard Bible
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel forward; and the tribe of Benjamin was selected by lot.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Samuel had gathered together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.
Complete Jewish Bible
So Sh'mu'el had all the tribes come forward, and the tribe of Binyamin was chosen.
Darby Translation
And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Easy-to-Read Version
Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near. Then Samuel began to choose the new king. First, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.
Good News Translation
Then Samuel had each tribe come forward, and the Lord picked the tribe of Benjamin.
Literal Translation
And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan Samuel had brought forth all the trybes of Israel, the trybe of BenIamin was taken.
American Standard Version
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Bible in Basic English
So Samuel made all the tribes of Israel come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Samuel had assembled together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
King James Version (1611)
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come neere, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samuel brought nigh all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is taken by lot.
English Revised Version
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Berean Standard Bible
Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Samuel settide to gidere alle the lynages of Israel, and lot felde on the lynage of Beniamyn.
Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel bringeth near the whole tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,
Update Bible Version
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
World English Bible
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
New King James Version
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
New Living Translation
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel before the Lord , and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.
New Life Bible
When Samuel brought all the families of Israel near, the name of the family group of Benjamin was drawn.
New Revised Standard
Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Samuel had brought near all the tribes of Israel, then was taken the tribe of Benjamin.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.
Revised Standard Version
Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.
THE MESSAGE
After Samuel got all the tribes of Israel lined up, the Benjamin tribe was picked. Then he lined up the Benjamin tribe in family groups, and the family of Matri was picked. The family of Matri took its place in the lineup, and the name Saul, son of Kish, was picked. But when they went looking for him, he was nowhere to be found.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.

Contextual Overview

17 Samuel sent messengers to tell the Israelites to come to Mizpah and meet with the Lord . 18 When everyone had arrived, Samuel said: The Lord God of Israel told me to remind you that he had rescued you from the Egyptians and from the other nations that abused you. 19 God has rescued you from your troubles and hard times. But you have rejected your God and have asked for a king. Now each tribe and clan must come near the place of worship so the Lord can choose a king. 20 Samuel brought each tribe, one after the other, to the altar, and the Lord chose the Benjamin tribe. 21 Next, Samuel brought each clan of Benjamin there, and the Lord chose the Matri clan. Finally, Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found. 22 The people prayed, "Our Lord , is Saul here?" "Yes," the Lord answered, "he is hiding behind the baggage." 23 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. 24 "Look closely at the man the Lord has chosen!" Samuel told the crowd. "There is no one like him!" The crowd shouted, "Long live the king!" 25 Samuel explained the rights and duties of a king and wrote them all in a book. He put the book in a temple building at one of the places where the Lord was worshiped. Then Samuel sent everyone home. 26 God had encouraged some young men to become followers of Saul, and when he returned to his hometown of Gibeah, they went with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

caused: 1 Samuel 14:41, Joshua 7:16-18, Acts 1:24-26

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:38 - Draw ye near 2 Samuel 3:19 - Benjamin Jonah 1:7 - and let

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
After the flood Shem, Ham, and Japheth had many descendants.
Genesis 10:6
Ham's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Cush was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, a mighty warrior whose strength came from the Lord . Nimrod is the reason for the saying, "You hunt like Nimrod with the strength of the Lord !" Nimrod first ruled in Babylon, Erech, and Accad, all of which were in Babylonia. From there Nimrod went to Assyria and built the great city of Nineveh. He also built Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, as well as Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah. Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines. Canaan's sons were Sidon and Heth. He was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread from the territory of Sidon and went as far as Gaza in the direction of Gerar. They also went as far as Lasha in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes to come near,.... The heads and representatives of them, to the place where the lots were cast:

the tribe of Benjamin was taken; the lot fell upon that tribe for the choice of a king out of it; not the tribe of, Reuben, who was the firstborn, nor the tribe of Judah, to whom the kingdom was promised, but the tribe of Benjamin, the least of all the tribes, and which sprung from the youngest son of Jacob, contrary, as it were probable, to the expectation of all.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Caused ... to come near ... was taken - The Hebrew phrases are exactly the same as in Joshua 7:16-17, where the King James Version renders the first has “brought.”


 
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