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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 10:25 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 10:25 |
Strong Concordance |
Then Samuel [08050] told [01696] the people [05971] the manner [04941] of the kingdom [04410], and wrote [03789] it in a book [05612], and laid it up [03240] before [06440] the LORD [03068]. And Samuel [08050] sent [07971] all the people [05971] away [07971], every man [0376] to his house [01004]. |
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King James |
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The manner of the kingdom - i. e., the just prerogative of the kingdom, the law, or bill of rights, by which the king's power was limited as well as secured. It is not improbable that what Samuel wrote was simply a transcript of Deu 17:14-20, which he "laid up before the Lord," i. e., placed by the side of the ark of the covenant with the copy of the Law (see Deu 31:26). It would be ready for reference if either king or people violated the "law of the kingdom." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Manner of the kingdom - The laws and rules by which the kingly government was to be managed; agreeable to those mentioned Deu 17:16, &c. Before the Lord - Before the ark, where it was kept safe from depravation. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The manner of the kingdom - It is the same word as in Sa1 8:9; and doubtless the same thing is implied as is there related. But possibly there was some kind of compact or covenant between them and Saul; and this was the thing that was written in a book, and laid up before the Lord, probably near the ark. |
26 Take [03947] this book [05612] of the law [08451], and put [07760] it in the side [06654] of the ark [0727] of the covenant [01285] of the LORD [03068] your God [0430], that it may be there for a witness [05707] against thee.
14 When thou art come [0935] unto the land [0776] which the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] giveth [05414] thee, and shalt possess [03423] it, and shalt dwell [03427] therein, and shalt say [0559], I will set [07760] a king [04428] over me, like as all the nations [01471] that are about [05439] me;
15 Thou shalt in any wise [07760] set [07760] him king [04428] over thee, whom the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] shall choose [0977]: one from among [07130] thy brethren [0251] shalt thou set [07760] king [04428] over thee: thou mayest [03201] not set [05414] a stranger [05237] [0376] over thee, which is not thy brother [0251].
16 But he shall not multiply [07235] horses [05483] to himself, nor cause the people [05971] to return [07725] to Egypt [04714], to the end that he should multiply [07235] horses [05483]: forasmuch as the LORD [03068] hath said [0559] unto you, Ye shall henceforth [03254] return [07725] no more that way [01870].
17 Neither shall he multiply [07235] wives [0802] to himself, that his heart [03824] turn [05493] not away: neither shall he greatly [03966] multiply [07235] to himself silver [03701] and gold [02091].
18 And it shall be, when he sitteth [03427] upon the throne [03678] of his kingdom [04467], that he shall write [03789] him a copy [04932] of this law [08451] in a book [05612] out of that which is before [06440] the priests [03548] the Levites [03881]:
19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read [07121] therein all the days [03117] of his life [02416]: that he may learn [03925] to fear [03372] the LORD [03068] his God [0430], to keep [08104] all the words [01697] of this law [08451] and these statutes [02706], to do [06213] them:
20 That his heart [03824] be not lifted up [07311] above his brethren [0251], and that he turn not aside [05493] from the commandment [04687], to the right hand [03225], or to the left [08040]: to the end that he may prolong [0748] his days [03117] in his kingdom [04467], he, and his children [01121], in the midst [07130] of Israel [03478].
16 But he shall not multiply [07235] horses [05483] to himself, nor cause the people [05971] to return [07725] to Egypt [04714], to the end that he should multiply [07235] horses [05483]: forasmuch as the LORD [03068] hath said [0559] unto you, Ye shall henceforth [03254] return [07725] no more that way [01870].
9 Now therefore hearken [08085] unto their voice [06963]: howbeit [0389] yet protest [05749] solemnly [05749] unto them, and shew [05046] them the manner [04941] of the king [04428] that shall reign [04427] over them.