1 Samuel 10:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.”
1 Samuel 10:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 10:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 10:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They ran and got him there. When he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.”
1 Samuel 10:23 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 10:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. ”
1 Samuel 10:23 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 10:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.”
1 Samuel 10:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 10:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. ”
1 Samuel 10:23 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 10:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they ranne, and brought him thence: and when he stoode among the people, he was hier then any of the people from the shoulders vpwarde.”
1 Samuel 10:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 10:23 in Context — 1 Samuel 10
21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
22 Therefore they enquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither. And the Lord answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
25 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.
What Does 1 Samuel 10:23 Mean?
1 Samuel 10:23 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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