1 Samuel 10:12

One of the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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WEBBE

One from the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also amongst the prophets?”

BSB

Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

KJV

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

ASV

And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

BBE

And one of the people of that place said in answer, And who is their father? So it became a common saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 9–16

The 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 show of devotion, and a sudden change for the present, be too much relied on; Saul among the prophets was Saul still. His being anointed was kept private. He leaves it to God to carry on his own work by Samuel, and sits still, to see how the matter will fall.

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