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Complete Jewish Bible

1 Samuel 10:20

So Sh'mu'el had all the tribes come forward, and the tribe of Binyamin was chosen.

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.
Contemporary English Version
Samuel brought each tribe, one after the other, to the altar, and the Lord chose the Benjamin tribe.
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 Sh'mu'el summoned the people to Adonai in Mitzpah. 18 He said to the people of Isra'el, "Here is what Adonai the God of Isra'el says: ‘I brought Isra'el up from Egypt. I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.' 19 But today you have rejected your God, who himself saves you from all your disasters and distress. You have said to him, ‘No! Put a king over us!' So now, present yourselves before Adonai by your tribes and families." 20 So Sh'mu'el had all the tribes come forward, and the tribe of Binyamin was chosen. 21 He had the tribe of Binyamin come forward by families, and the family of the Matri was chosen, and Sha'ul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he couldn't be found. 22 They asked Adonai , "Has the man come here?" Adonai answered, "There he is, hiding, in among the equipment." 23 They ran and brought him from there, and when he stood among the people he was head and shoulders taller than anyone around. 24 Sh'mu'el said to all the people, "Do you see the man Adonai has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?" Then all the people shouted, "Long live the king!" 25 Sh'mu'el told the people what kinds of rulings should be made in the kingdom, then wrote it on a scroll and set it down before Adonai . After that, he sent all the people away, everyone to his own home. 26 Sha'ul too went home to Giv‘ah, accompanied by warriors whose hearts God had touched.

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
Here is the genealogy of the sons of Noach — Shem, Ham and Yefet; sons were born to them after the flood.
Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham were Kush, Mitzrayim, Put and Kena‘an.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before Adonai — this is why people say, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Adonai ."

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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