1 Samuel 10:27

1 Samuel 10:27

25 Then Samuel explained to the people ^athe behavior of royalty, 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.

26 And Saul also went home ^ato Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched.

27 ^aBut some ^brebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, ^cand brought him no presents. But he¹ held his peace.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents—In Eastern countries, the honor of the sovereign and the splendor of the royal household are upheld, not by a fixed rate of taxation, but by presents brought at certain seasons by officials, and men of wealth, from all parts of the kingdom, according to the means of the individual, and of a customary registered value. Such was the tribute which Saul's opponents withheld, and for want of which he was unable to set up a kingly establishment for a while. But "biding his time," he bore the insult with a prudence and magnanimity which were of great use in the beginning of his government.

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