1 Samuel 10:16
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.
1 Samuel 10:16 in other translations
| BSB | And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship. |
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| WEB | Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys were found.” But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didn’t tell him. |
| ASV | And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. |
| YLT | And Saul saith unto his uncle, ‘He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;' and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said. |
| DARBY | And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not. |
| BBE | And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to him of Samuel's words about the kingdom. |
| Webster | And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not. |
What does 1 Samuel 10:16 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 10:9-16
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.
1 Samuel 10:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 10:16
- Proverbs 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 10:15
And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
- 1 Samuel 10:16
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.
- 1 Samuel 10:17
And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh;
1 Samuel 10:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Saúl respondió á su tío: Declarónos expresamente que las asnas habían parecido. Mas del negocio del reino, de que Samuel le había hablado, no le descubrió nada. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül dit à son oncle: Il nous a déclaré expressément que les ânesses étaient trouvées. Mais quant à l’affaire du royaume, dont Samuel avait parlé, il ne la lui déclara pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul sprach zu seinem Oheim: Er tat uns für gewiß kund, daß die Eselinnen gefunden seien. Aber die Sache von dem Königtum, wovon Samuel geredet hatte, teilte er ihm nicht mit. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait Saul ad patruum suum: Indicavit nobis quia inventæ essent asinæ. De sermone autem regni non indicavit ei quem locutus fuerat ei Samuel. |