1 Samuel 10:12 Parallel Translations

But a man from that place asked, "But who's the chief prophet?" So it became a proverb: "Is Saul one of the prophets?"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

ASV:

And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

BBE:

And one of the people of that place said in answer, And who is their father? So it became a common saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?

DBY:

And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

ERV:

And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

JPS:

And one of the same place answered and said: 'And who is their father?' Therefore it became a proverb: 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

WBS:

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

WEB:

One of the same place answered, "Who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

YLT:

And a man thence answereth and saith, 'And who is their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

1 Samuel 10:12 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 19:23 He proceeded there to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him also, so that he went along prophesying continually until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

1 Samuel 19:24 He also stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

10:12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their {e} father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the {f} prophets?
(e) Meaning, that prophecy comes not by succession, but is given to whom it pleases God.
(f) Noting by it him that from low degree comes suddenly to honour.

WES:

10:12 Who is, and c. - Who is the father of all these prophets, among whom Saul now is one? Who is it that instructs and inspires them but God? They have it not from their parents, nor from their education, but by inspiration from God, who, when he pleaseth, can inspire Saul, or any other man with the same skill. And therefore wonder not at this matter, but give God the glory of it. A proverb - Used when any strange, or unexpected thing happened.

MHC:

10:9-16 The signs Samuel had given Saul, came to pass punctually; he found that God had given him another heart, another disposition of mind. Yet let not an outward show of devotion, and a sudden change for the present, be too much relied on; Saul among the prophets was Saul still. His being anointed was kept private. He leaves it to God to carry on his own work by Samuel, and sits still, to see how the matter will fall.

CONC:

Answereth Common Prophets Proverb Saul Saying Simile Thence

Common Prophets Proverb Saul Simile Thence

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