Cross References And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people. 1 Samuel 9:3 And the asses of Cis, Saul's father, were lost: and Cis said to his son Saul: Take one of the servants with thee, and arise, go, and seek the asses. And when they had passed through Mount Ephraim, 1 Samuel 10:23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward. 1 Samuel 10:24 And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people. And all the people cried and said: God save the king. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people. choice 1 Samuel 16:7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart. Genesis 6:2 The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose. 2 Samuel 14:25,26 But in all Israel there was not a man so comely, and so exceedingly beautiful as Absalom: from the sole of the foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. . . . Jeremiah 9:23 Thus saith the Lord: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, and let not the strong man glory in his strength, and let not the rich man glory in his riches: from his shoulders 1 Samuel 10:23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward. 1 Samuel 17:4 And there went out a man baseborn from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Geth, whose height was six cubits and a span: Numbers 13:33 There we saw certain monsters of the sons of Enac, of the giant kind: in comparison of whom, we seemed like locusts. Context Saul Chosen as King1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Cis, the son of Abiel, the son of Seror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphia, the son of a man of Jemini, valiant and strong. 2And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people.3And the asses of Cis, Saul's father, were lost: and Cis said to his son Saul: Take one of the servants with thee, and arise, go, and seek the asses. And when they had passed through Mount Ephraim,… Lexicon Andוְלוֹ־ (wə·lōw-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew he had הָיָ֨ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a son בֵ֜ן (ḇên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son named וּשְׁמ֤וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name Saul, שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites choice בָּח֣וּר (bā·ḥūr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 970: Selected, a youth and handsome, וָט֔וֹב (wā·ṭō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good without equal וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle among מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of the Israelites— מִבְּנֵ֥י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son a head מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ (miš·šiḵ·mōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7926: The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill taller גָּבֹ֖הַּ (gā·ḇō·ah) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1364: Elevated, powerful, arrogant than any מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every of the people. הָעָֽם׃ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Additional Translations And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. And this man had a son, and his name was Saul, of great stature, a goodly man; and there was not among the sons of Israel a goodlier than he, high above all the people from his shoulders and upward. And he had a son whose name was Saul, choice and comely; and there was not among the children of Israel a comelier person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. and he hath a son, and his name is Saul, a choice youth and goodly, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel goodlier than he -- from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people. 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