1 Samuel 10:20

King James Version (1611 Edition)

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come neere, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.

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.

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.

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 And Samuel called the people together vnto the Lord to Mizpeh; ¹⁸ And said vnto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought vp Israel out of Egypt, and deliuered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdomes, and of them that oppressed you. ¹⁹ And ye haue this day reiected your God, who himselfe saued you out of all your aduersities & your tribulations: and ye haue said vnto him, Nay, but set a king ouer vs. Now therefore present your selues before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands. ²⁰ And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come neere, the tribe of Beniamin was taken. ²¹ When he had caused the tribe of Beniamin to come neere by their families, the familie of Matri was taken, and Saul the sonne of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. ²² Therefore they enquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither: and the Lord answered, Behold, hee hath hid himselfe among the stuffe. ²³ And they ranne, and fetched him thence, and when he stood among the people, he was higher then any of the people, from the shoulders & vpward. ²⁴ And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whome the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and saide, God saue the King. ²⁵ Then Samuel tolde the people the maner of the kingdome, and wrote it in a booke, and layd it vp before the Lord, and Samuel sent all the people away, euery man to his house. ²⁶ And Saul also went home to Gibeah, and there went with him a band of men, 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
Now these are the generations of the sonnes of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Iaphet: and vnto them were sonnes borne after the Flood.

Genesis 10:6
And the sonnes of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is saide, Euen as Nimrod the mightie hunter before the LORD.

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.”