1 Samuel 10:21

Louis Segond

Il fit approcher la tribu de Benjamin par familles, et la famille de Matri fut désignée. Puis Saül, fils de Kis, fut désigné. On le chercha, mais on ne le trouva point.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Puis, il fit approcher la tribu de Benjamin, selon ses familles, et la famille de Matri fut désignée; puis Saül, fils de Kis, fut désigné, et ils le cherchèrent; mais il ne se trouva point.

Darby's French Translation
et il fit approcher la tribu de Benjamin selon ses familles, et la famille de Matri fut prise; et Saül, fils de Kis, fut pris: et on le chercha, mais on ne le trouva pas.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Après il fit approcher la Tribu de Benjamin selon ses familles; et la famille de Matri fut saisie; puis Saül fils de Kis fut saisi, lequel ils cherchèrent, mais il ne se trouva point.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:41 - And Saul 2 Samuel 3:19 - Benjamin Proverbs 18:18 - General Jonah 1:7 - and let Acts 13:21 - Saul

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families,.... By the heads of them, to have lots cast for them, out of which of the families the king should be chosen:

the family of Matri was taken; that is, by lot; the lot fell upon that family for the choice of a king out of them: in the account of the families of the tribe of Benjamin, 1 Chronicles 8:1 no mention is made of this family, nor any where else, and yet no doubt there was such a family, and Saul was of it; it seems to have its name from the butt or mark arrows were shot at; some of the Benjamites being famous for their skill in darting and slinging, and perhaps this family might be so:

and Saul the son of Kish was taken; the lot being cast upon the men in the family of Matri, though it is not expressed, fell upon Saul; for though he was not there, as Jarchi observes, the lot fell upon him; for their names were written on a piece of paper, and put into a box, and the prophet put in his hand and took out one, and on that was the name of Saul, and this was the manner of the lot:

and when they sought him, he could not be found; because he had hid himself, as in the next verse; it is very probable, and indeed plain, that he was in this assembly at the first opening of it; and knowing what Samuel had said and done to him, and perceiving in what way the lot was going concerning the same, the tribe of Benjamin being taken, he concluded how it would issue, and therefore left the assembly, and hid himself, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The family of Matri - This name occurs nowhere else among the families of Benjamin, or in the genealogy of Saul. (See 1 Samuel 9:1 note.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 10:21. When they sought him, he could not be found. — Through modesty or fear he had secreted himself.