Cross References And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul, the son of Cis. They sought him therefore, and he was not found. Acts 13:21 And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years. 1 Samuel 10:20 And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin. 1 Samuel 10:22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home. 2 Samuel 3:19 And Abner spoke also to Benjamin. And he went to speak to David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to all Benjamin. Jonah 1:7 And the ship master came to him and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us that we may not perish. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul, the son of Cis. They sought him therefore, and he was not found. Context Saul Proclaimed King…20And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin. 21And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul, the son of Cis. They sought him therefore, and he was not found.22And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home.… Lexicon Then he had the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶט (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִן֙ (bin·yā·min) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites come forward וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב (way·yaq·rêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach by its clans, לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו (lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯāw) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people and the clan מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת (miš·pa·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people of Matri הַמַּטְרִ֑י (ham·maṭ·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4309: Matrite -- a Benjamite family was selected. וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד (wat·til·lā·ḵêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere Finally, Saul שָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Kish קִ֔ישׁ (qîš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites was selected. וַיִּלָּכֵד֙ (way·yil·lā·ḵêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere But when they looked for him, וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ (way·ḇaq·šu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after they could not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no find him. נִמְצָֽא׃ (nim·ṣā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present Additional Translations Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.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. And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found. And he brings near the tribe of Benjamin by families, and the family of Mattari is taken by lot: and they bring near the family of Mattari, man by man, and Saul the son of Kis is taken; and he sought him, but he was not found. And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found. And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of the Matrites was taken: and Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they sought him, he could not be found. 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. He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found. and he bringeth near the tribe of Benjamin by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he hath not been found. 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