1 Samuel 10:16 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.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Saul prophesiesThe signs Samuel had given Saul, came to pass punctually; he found that God had given him another heart, another disposition of mind. Yet let not an outward...

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Samuel 9:20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
  • Proverbs 10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 9:20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
  • Exodus 4:18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
  • Judges 14:6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
  • 1 Samuel 9:27 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
  • Proverbs 29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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Topics

  • Israel Saul anointed as king
  • Saul Made king of Israel

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SaulKing of Israel · 1095–1055 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.
  • SamuelHeard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah,...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Saul שָׁאוּל šāʾwwl שָׁאוּל Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto his uncle אֶל ʾel Preposition דּוֹדוֹ dôdô דּוֹד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • He told הַגֵּד haggēd נָגַד Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
  • us plainly הִגִּיד higgîd נָגַד Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
  • that the asses לָנוּ lānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural כִּי kî Conjunction הָאֲתֹנוֹת hāʾătōnôt אָתוֹן Noun · feminine plural · with the
  • were found נִמְצְאוּ nimṣĕʾww מָצָא Verb · niphal perfect, third person common plural
  • But of the matter וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and דְּבַר dĕbar דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the kingdom הַמְּלוּכָה hammĕlûkâ מְלוּכָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • whereof Samuel שְׁמוּאֵל šĕmûʾēl שְׁמוּאֵל Proper name
  • spake לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • he told לֹא lōʾ Negative הִגִּיד higgîd נָגַד Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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