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Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 10:27

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

1 Samuel10:27

27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? and they despised him, and brought him no presents : but he held his peace .

So mean a person, and of the weakest of all the Tribes.

As Subjects in those times and places used to do to their Kings, See 1 King. 10. 25. 2 Chron. 17. 5. [illegible: 1 word]. 2. 11. and as Sauls mean condition, wherewith they upbraided him, required.

Thereby manifesting his Prudence and Clemency, which was of great use in the beginning of his Government.

Marginal references: Or, he was [illegible: 1 word] though he had been deaf.

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