Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Overview
Sa1 10:1, Samuel anoints Saul; Sa1 10:2, He confirms him by prediction of three signs; Sa1 10:9, Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies; Sa1 10:14, He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his uncle; Sa1 10:17, Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot; Sa1 10:26, The different affections of his subjects.
a vial: Sa1 2:10, Sa1 9:16, Sa1 16:13, Sa1 24:6, Sa1 26:11; Kg2 9:3-6; Act 13:21; Rev 5:8
kissed him: Sa2 19:39; Kg1 19:18; Psa 2:12; Hos 13:2; Th1 5:26
captain: Sa1 8:9, Sa1 8:19, Sa1 13:14; Jos 5:14, Jos 5:15; Sa2 5:2; Kg2 20:5; Heb 2:10
his inheritance: Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Deu 32:9; Psa 78:71, Psa 135:4; Jer 10:16
Rachel's: Gen 35:19; Jer 31:15
Zelzah: Jos 18:28
The asses: Sa1 10:16, Sa1 9:3-5
care: Heb. business
Tabor: Jos 19:12, Jos 19:22; Jdg 4:6, Jdg 4:12, Jdg 8:18; Psa 89:12
Bethel: Gen 28:19, Gen 28:22, Gen 35:1, Gen 35:3, Gen 35:6, Gen 35:7
three kids: Lev 1:10, Lev 3:6, Lev 3:12, Lev 7:13, Lev 23:13; Num 15:5-12
salute thee: Heb. ask thee of peace, Jdg 18:15
hill of God: Sa1 10:10, Sa1 13:3
a company: Sa1 19:20; Kg2 2:3, Kg2 2:5, Kg2 2:15, Kg2 4:38, Kg2 6:1
a psaltery: Exo 15:20, Exo 15:21; Kg2 3:15; Ch1 13:8, Ch1 15:19-21, Ch1 15:27, Ch1 15:28, Ch1 16:5, Ch1 16:42, Ch1 25:1-6; Ch2 29:25-27; Psa 49:4, Psa 150:3-6
Spirit: Sa1 10:10, Sa1 16:13, Sa1 19:23, Sa1 19:24; Num 11:25; Jdg 3:10; Mat 7:22
another man: Sa1 10:9-12
let it be: Heb. it shall come to pass that, etc
signs: Exo 4:8; Luk 2:12; Joh 6:14
that thou do as occasion: etc. Heb. do for thee as thine hand shall find, Jdg 9:33
God: Gen 21:20; Deu 20:1; Jdg 6:12; Isa 7:14, Isa 45:1, Isa 45:2; Mat 1:23, Mat 28:20
to Gilgal: Sa1 11:14, Sa1 11:15, Sa1 13:4, Sa1 13:8-15, Sa1 15:33
back: Heb. shoulder
gave: Heb. turned
another heart: Sa1 10:6
and all those signs: The following history of Saul is given by the Afghans, a people generally supposed to be of Jewish origin: "In a war which raged between the children of Israel and the Amalekites, the latter being victorious, plundered the Jews, and obtained possession of the ark of the covenant. Considering this (as) the God of the Jews, they threw it into the fire, which did not affect it. They afterwards attempted to cleave it with axes, but without success. every individual who treated it with indignity, was punished for his temerity. They then placed it in their temple; but all their idols bowed to it. At length they fastened it upon a cow, which they turned loose in the wilderness. When the prophet Samuel arose, the children of Israel said to him, 'We have been totally subdued by the Amalekites, and have no king. Raise to us a king, that we may be enabled to contend for the glory of God.' Samuel said, 'In case you are led out to battle, are you determined to fight?' They answered, 'What has befallen us, that we should not fight against infidels? That nation has banished us from our country and children.' At this time the angel Gabriel descended, and delivering a wand, said, 'It is the command of God, that the person whose stature shall correspond with this wand, shall be king of Israel.' Melec Talut was at that time a man of inferior condition, and performed the humble employment of feeding the goats and cows of others. One day, a cow under his charge was accidentally lost. Being disappointed in his searches, he was greatly distressed, and applied to Samuel saying, 'I have lost a cow, and I do not possess the means of satisfying the owner. Pray for me that I may be extricated from this difficulty.' Samuel perceiving that he was a man of lofty stature, asked his name. He answered, Talut. Samuel then said, 'Measure Talut with the wand which the angel Gabriel brought.' His stature was equal to it. Samuel then said, 'God has raised Talut to be your king.' The children of Israel answered, 'We are greater than our king. We are men of dignity, and he is of inferior condition. How shall he be our king?' Samuel informed them, they should know that God had constituted Talut king, by his restoring the ark of the covenant. He accordingly restored it, and they acknowledged him their sovereign." Asiatic Researches, vol. ii. p. 119, et seq. Sa1 10:2-5; Jdg 6:21, Jdg 6:36-40, Jdg 7:11; Isa 38:7, Isa 38:8; Mar 14:16
they came: Sa1 10:5, Sa1 19:20-24
when all: Joh 9:8, Joh 9:9; Act 3:10
one to another: Heb. a man to his neighbour
What is this: Mat 13:54, Mat 13:55; Act 2:7, Act 2:8, Act 4:13, Act 9:21
of the same place: Heb. from thence
who is their: Isa 54:13; Joh 6:45, Joh 7:16; Jam 1:17
And he said: Sa1 9:3-10
no where: Kg2 5:25
matter: Sa1 9:27; Exo 4:18; Jdg 14:6; Pro 29:11
unto the Lord: Sa1 7:5, Sa1 7:6; Jdg 20:1
Thus saith: Jdg 2:1, Jdg 6:8, Jdg 6:9; Neh 9:9-12, Neh 9:27, Neh 9:28
And ye have: Sa1 8:7-9, Sa1 8:19, Sa1 12:12, Sa1 12:17-19
by your tribes: Num 17:2; Jos 7:14-26; Mic 5:2
caused: Sa1 14:41; Jos 7:16-18; Act 1:24-26
inquired: Sa1 23:2-4, Sa1 23:11, Sa1 23:12; Num 27:21; Jdg 1:1, Jdg 20:18, Jdg 20:23, Jdg 20:28
hid: Sa1 9:21, Sa1 15:17; Luk 14:11
he was higher: Sa1 9:2, Sa1 16:7, Sa1 17:4
See ye him: Deu 17:15; Sa2 21:6
God save the king: Heb. Let the king live, Kg1 1:25, Kg1 1:21, Kg1 1:39; Kg2 11:12; Mat 21:9
Sa1 8:11-18; Deu 17:14-20; Eze 45:9, Eze 45:10, Eze 46:16-18; Rom 13:1-7; Ti1 2:2; Tit 3:1; Pe1 2:13, Pe1 2:14
Gibeah: Sa1 11:4, Sa1 15:34; Jos 18:28; Jdg 19:12-16, Jdg 20:14; Sa2 21:6
whose hearts: Ezr 1:5; Psa 110:3; Act 7:10, Act 13:48
children: Sa1 2:12, Sa1 11:12; Deu 13:13; Sa2 20:1; Ch2 13:7; Act 7:35, Act 7:51, Act 7:52
brought him: Sa2 8:2; Kg1 4:21, Kg1 10:25; Ch2 17:5; Psa 72:10; Mat 2:11
he held his peace: or, he was as though he had been deaf, Psa 38:13; Isa 36:21; Mat 27:12-14