1 Samuel 10:13

And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
end	וַיְכַל֙ vay.Khal	H3615	to end · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
prophesying	מֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹת me.hit.na.Bot	H5012	to prophesy · preposition + verb, hithpael infinitive construct
came	וַיָּבֹ֖א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
place	הַבָּמָֽה ha.ba.Mah	H1116	an elevation · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 10:9-16

Saul has now taken his leave of Samuel, much amazed, we may well suppose, at what has been done to him, almost ready to question whether he be awake or no, and whether it be not all a dream. Now here we are told, I. What occurred by the way, Sa1 10:9. Those signs which Samuel had given him came to pass very punctually; but that which gave him the greatest satisfaction of all was this, he found immediately that God had given him another heart. A new fire was kindled in his breast, such as he had never before been acquainted with: seeking the asses is quite out of his mind, and he thinks of nothing but fighting the Philistines, redressing the grievances of Israel, making laws, administering ju…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 10:12

But who is their father?--The Septuagint reads, "Who is his father?" referring to Saul the son of Kish.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 10:13

He came to the high place - I suppose this to mean the place where Saul's father lived; as it is evident the next verse shows him to be at home.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 10:13

And when he had made an end of prophesying,.... For, as Procopius Gazaeus observes, he had not the gift of prophecy always; it did not continue with him, but, like that of the seventy elders in the times of Moses, it was designed to make him respectable among the people, and to be taken notice of as a person that God had honoured with a peculiar gift, that so, when he should be chosen king, they would the more readily receive him: he came to the high place; to return thanks to God for the gift bestowed on him, and for that high honour and dignity he was raised unto, of which he had private knowledge; and to pray God to fit him more and more for government, and to, assist him in it, and help…

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The Church Fathers

But he ceased to prophesy, etc. However, Jesus ceased to be considered a prophet, and began to be believed as Almighty God, of whom Isaiah to the pursuing peoples said: "Therefore desist from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is considered on high" (Isa. II).
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

29. He comes to a high place after the ministry of prophecy, who raises his mind to the heavenly joys which he preaches, and lifts himself up by loving those things which he displays by speaking. Teachers indeed preach plain things with those of lesser rank; when they are with those whom they teach, they are, as it were, on level ground. And because after the words of preaching they prepare themselves by good works to merit the things they preach, they are said to come to a high place. Those who are certainly sublime in word and deed are not so in thoughts of pride. They always do great things, but never desire to appear great.
— Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 5

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Dictionary and topics

Tongues, Gift of — Granted on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4), in fulfilment of a promise Christ had made to his disciples (Mark 16:17). What this gift actually was has been a subject of much discussion. Some have…

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1 Samuel 10:13

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 10:9-16

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John Gill on 1 Samuel 10:13

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1 Samuel 10:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 10:9-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 10:12

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 10:13

John Gill on 1 Samuel 10:13

The Church Fathers

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Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 10:9-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 10:12

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