When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come! Let’s return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys, and be anxious for us.”
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When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come! Let’s return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys, and be anxious for us.”
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And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
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When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him: 'Come and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and become anxious concerning us.'
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 9:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 10:2 When you have departed from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb, on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will tell you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found; and behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and is anxious for you, saying, “What shall I do for my son?” ’
- 1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
- Luke 12:11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;
- Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
- Matthew 6:28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
- Luke 12:22 He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
- Matthew 6:34 Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Where was Ramathaim Zophim, the city of Samuel.
Where was Ramathaim Zophim, the city of Samuel.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 9:5 [And] when they were come to the…
1Sa 9:5 [And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us.
Ver. 5. And when they were come to the land of Zuph.] Samuel’s country. {1Sa 1:1} Saul’s city, Gibeah, is not once mentioned in the foregoing description of him: haply because infamous for the rape there committed upon the Levite’s concubine.
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Lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.] Saul was a better son than afterwards he proved a father; serviceable and solicitous of his father’s comfort: but to his good son Jonathan, currish and cruel.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The land of Ziph; in which was Ramah, called…
The land of Ziph; in which was Ramah, called also
Ramah, or Ramathaim-zephim, the place of Samuel’s birth and habitation, 1Sa 1:1; 7:17.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when they were come to the land of…
And when they were come to the land of Zuph,.... In which was Ramathaimzophim, the native place of Samuel, Sa1 1:1 and so the Targum here,"the land in which was the prophet"
Saul said to the servant that was with him, come, and let us return; home, despairing of finding the asses after so long a search in divers places:
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lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us; fearing some evil should have befallen his son and his servant, in comparison of whom, and especially his son, the asses would be of no account, and so give himself no concern for them, but be in great care and uneasiness for his son and servant; wherefore Saul thought it most advisable to return home as soon as possible, lest his father should be overwhelmed with grief and trouble.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. Were come to the land of Zuph]…
Verse 5. Were come to the land of Zuph] Calmet supposes that Saul and his servant went from Gibeah to Shalisha, in the tribe of Dan; from thence to Shalim, near to Jerusalem; and thence, traversing the tribe of Benjamin, they purposed to return to Gibeah; but passing through the land of Zuph, in which Ramatha, the country of Samuel, was situated, they determined to call on this prophet to gain some directions from him; the whole of this circuit he supposes to have amounted to no more than about twenty-five leagues, or three days' journey. We do not know where the places were situated which are here mentioned: the Targum translates thus: "And he passed through the mount of the house of Ephraim, and went into the southern land, but did not meet with them. And he passed through the land of Mathbera, but they were not there; and he passed through the land of the tribe of Benjamin, but did not find them; then they came into the land where the prophet of the Lord dwelt. And Saul said to his servant," &c.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Suph, where Ramatha, the birth-place of Samuel, was situated,…
Suph, where Ramatha, the birth-place of Samuel, was situated, chap. i. 1. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. Land of Zuph — Perhaps so called after…
5. Land of Zuph — Perhaps so called after one of Samuel’s ancestors who bore this name, 1Sa_1:1. It must have been situated south of Jerusalem, for when Saul started for his home in Gibeah he passed by Rachel’s sepulchre. 1Sa_10:2. We find a slight trace of the word in the modern Soba, which some regard as the Rama-thaim-Zophim of
1Sa_1:1; and probably the land of Zuph extended from this place southwards beyond Bethlehem.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. take thought for us] i.e. “be anxious,” as…
5. take thought for us] i.e. “be anxious,” as in Mat_6:25. Cp. 1Sa_10:2.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) The land of Zuph.—This was believed to be…
(5) The land of Zuph.—This was believed to be in the south-west of Benjamin.
Lest my father . . . take thought for us.—“Saul’s tender regard for his father’s feelings here is a favourable indication of character.”—Dr. Kitto.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The land of Zuph. See on 1Sa_1:1. This Levite…
The land of Zuph. See on 1Sa_1:1. This Levite ancestor of Samuel had probably occupied and colonised this district after the disasters recorded in the last chapters of the Book of Judges. Lest my father, etc. A mark of good feeling on Saul"s part, and a proof of the affectionate terms on which Kish and his family lived.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 land of Zuph
land of Zuph
This is an area in Israel just north of Jerusalem. (See: How to Translate Names)
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man of God
This phrase usually means a prophet of Yahweh. See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 2:27. AT: "a man who hears and tells words from God"
which way we should go on our journey
"which way we should go to find the donkeys"
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honor
true
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:5 Zuph, which was probably located in Ephraim, was…
9:5 Zuph, which was probably located in Ephraim, was Samuel’s home region (1:1). God’s providence led Saul there.
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