And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
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Gill's Exposition
And he had a son whose name was Saul,.... Of this name was the great apostle of the Gentiles before his conversion, and was of the same tribe also; but very different in stature; he was a little man,…
Adam Clarke
From his shoulders and upwards - It was probably from this very circumstance that he was chosen for king; for, where kings were elective, in all ancient times great respect was paid to personal…
We are here told, 1. What a good family Saul was of, Sa1 9:1. He was of the tribe of Benjamin; so was the New Testament Saul, who also was called Paul, and he mentions it as his honour, for Benjamin…
Cambridge Bible
whose name was Saul Heb. Shâûl = "asked." It occurs as the name (a) of an Edomite prince (Gen 36:37-38); (b) of a son of Simeon (Gen 46:10); (c) of a Kohathite in the genealogy of Samuel (1Ch 6:24);…
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