And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
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Gill's Exposition
And when he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families,.... By the heads of them, to have lots cast for them, out of which of the families the king should be chosen:
the family…
Barnes' Notes
Caused ... to come near ... was taken - The Hebrew phrases are exactly the same as in Jos 7:16-17, where the King James Version renders the first has “brought.”
Saul's nomination to the throne is here made public, in a general assembly of the elders of Israel, the representatives of their respective tribes at Mizpeh. It is probable that this convention of the…
Cambridge Bible
We are not told expressly by what process the selection was made, but it was probably by casting lots. Compare Jos 7:14 ff. The lot was in common use among all nations of antiquity. It is regarded in…