Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
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Gill's Exposition
Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him,.... He took this opportunity of addressing them in the following manner, upon the report of David being at the head of a certain number of men:…
Barnes' Notes
Ye Benjamites - Showing how isolated the tribes still were, and how for the most part Saul was surrounded by his own tribesmen only.
We have seen the progress of David's troubles; now here we have the progress of Saul's wickedness. He seems to have laid aside the thoughts of all other business and to have devoted himself wholly to…
Cambridge Bible
ye Benjamites Saul appeals to tribal jealousies. Will not David promote his own fellow-tribesmen rather than the Benjamites?
captains of thousands, &c. The sarcasm of these words gains point, if we…
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