27<\/strong>. the children of Belial said<\/em> ] Certain worthless fellows<\/strong> (see note on 1Sa 1:16<\/span>) spoke disparagingly of him, and despised him.<\/p>\n and brought him no presents<\/em> ] Cp. 1Ki 10:25<\/span>; 2Ch 17:5<\/span>. The refusal of the customary offerings of homage was tantamount to a deliberate and contemptuous rejection of his authority.<\/p>\n But he held his peace<\/em> ] Or, And he was as one deaf<\/strong>, refusing to take notice of this studied insult. See however the note on 1Sa 11:1<\/span>.<\/p>\n Presents – <\/B>The <\/span> mnchah<\/I> was the token of homage and acknowledgment from the subject to the sovereign, and from the tributary nation to their suzerain. (See 2Sa 8:2<\/span>, 2Sa 8:6<\/span>; Jdg 3:17-18<\/U><\/span>; 1Ki 4:21<\/span>; 2Ki 17:4<\/span>, etc.; Psa 72:10<\/span>; Isa 16:1<\/span>.) Saul dissembled his resentment, and waited for the favorable tide which soon came with the invasion of Nahash.<\/P><\/p>\n 1Sa 10:27<\/span><\/p>\n But the children of Belial said.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n The sons of Belial<\/strong><\/p>\n The word Belial is found but once in the New Testament (2Co 6:15<\/span>). In the Hebrew of the Old Testament it is found twenty-seven times. It is several times translated wicked (Deu 15:9<\/span>; Job 34:18<\/span>; Psa 101:3<\/span>; Neh 1:11<\/span>; Neh 1:15). It is also rendered ungodly (Pro 16:17<\/span>; Pro 19:28<\/span>). It is twice rendered ungodly men (2Sa 22:5<\/span>; Psa 18:4<\/span>). In Psa 12:8<\/span>, it is rendered evil, and in Pro 6:12<\/span>, naughty. In all other places it is simply transferred from the original to the common version; and so we read of a man of Belial, men of Belial, a son of Belial, the sons of Belial, and children of Belial. As a designation of character the word always points to the vile–those who draw iniquity with a cart rope. Indeed, the word Belial itself seems to mean worthlessness, nothingness, or destruction. That vile men are worthless, and can at last be put to no good purpose, but to be burned, is argued at length in Eze 15:1-8<\/span>. See Pro 10:20<\/span>; Mat 25:30<\/span>; Rom 3:12<\/span>; Rom 3:16<\/span>. A man of Belial is one who destroys much good, but he restores nothing; scatters much wretchedness, but makes no one happy, and is dead while he lives, because he lives to himself. He is a vain, naughty, worthless, wretched being. The Anakims are an extinct race; but the sons of Belial live on, and are many. This is strange, for but few of them live out half their days. Their vices are very wasting. But still they are numerous. David speaks of floods of them in his time. Where wicked laws prevail and wicked men are in power, they are spawned by the thousand. When Ahab and Jezebel have sway the dogs will be licking up the blood of innocent men. (W. L. Plumer, D. D.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The importance of self-command in a leader<\/strong><\/p>\n Said Napoleon concerning his success as a military leader: My extreme youth when I took command of the army of Italy made it necessary for me to evince great reserve of manner, and the utmost severity of morals. This was indispensable to enable me to sustain authority over men so greatly superior in age and experience. I pursued a line of conduct in the highest degree irreproachable and exemplary. In spotless morality I was a Cato, and must have appeared such to all. I was a philosopher and a sage. My supremacy could be retained only by proving myself a better man than any other in the army. Had I yielded to human weaknesses, I should have lost my power.<\/p>\n Verse 27<\/span>. Brought him no presents<\/B><\/I>] They gave him no proofs that they acknowledged either the Divine appointment or his authority. The Arab chiefs are, to this day, when on a march or excursion of any kind, supplied with every necessary by the free-will offerings<\/I> or presents<\/I> of the people in the villages or places where they encamp. Saul was now a public character, and had a right to support from the public. These sons of Belial refused to bear their part; they brought him no presents<\/I>. He marked it, but at present held his peace; he was as if he were deaf<\/I>: so says the text. He was prudent, and did not immediately assume all the consequence to which his office entitled him. It is probable, however, that tribute<\/I> is meant by the word present<\/I>. The people in general finding they had now a king, took it for granted that they must pay tribute or taxes to him. This was a part of the manner of<\/I> the king<\/I> which Samuel had shown them; the great majority had done so, but certain refractory people refused to pay any thing, on the pretence that such a person as Saul could not be a deliverer of Israel. How<\/I>, say they, shall this man save us<\/I>?<\/P> <\/p>\n This man; <\/B>so mean a person, and of the weakest of all the tribes. <\/P> Brought him no presents; <\/B>as subjects in those times and places used to do to their kings; see 1Ki 10:25<\/span>; 2Ch 17:5<\/span>; Mat 2:11<\/span>; and as Sauls mean condition, herewith they upbraided him, required. <\/P> He held his peace; <\/B>thereby manifesting his prudence and clemency, which was of great use in the beginning of his government. <\/P> <\/p>\n 27. the children of Belial said, Howshall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him nopresents<\/B>In Eastern countries, the honor of the sovereign andthe splendor of the royal household are upheld, not by a fixed rateof taxation, but by presents brought at certain seasons by officials,and men of wealth, from all parts of the kingdom, according to themeans of the individual, and of a customary registered value. Suchwas the tribute which Saul’s opponents withheld, and for want ofwhich he was unable to set up a kingly establishment for a while. But”biding his time,” he bore the insult with a prudence andmagnanimity which were of great use in the beginning of hisgovernment.<\/P><\/p>\n But the children of Belial said<\/strong>,…. Wicked, dissolute, lawless persons; men without a yoke, as the word signifies, who did not care to be under the yoke of government, at least not under the yoke of Saul; and these might be men of wealth, and of larger tribes, and better families than Saul was of, and therefore envied him, and thought themselves better for government than he was; and in a jeering scornful manner said,<\/p>\n how shall this man save us<\/strong>? whose family is so mean, and whose tribe is so small, that they can give but little assistance to deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, the Philistines and Ammonites; intimating, that a king ought to have been of a rich family, and a large tribe, and a prince in it, whose interest and influence were great, not only in his own tribe, but in others, which would enable him to engage in war with an enemy, and protect the people; but what, as if they should say, can be expected from “this man?”, this mean contemptible man, of no birth nor fortune, brought up in an obscure manner, and altogether inexpert in things civil and military?<\/p>\n and they despised him<\/strong>; on account of the above things, not only in their hearts, but spared not to speak out, and use opprobrious language, and with which their actions and conduct agreed:<\/p>\n and brought him no presents<\/strong>; as others did, and as it was usual when a king came to the throne; nor were any visits made unto him, in token of their subjection to him, and complacency in him, and by way of congratulation of him, see 1Ki 4:21<\/span> the Targum is, they did not salute him, or ask of his welfare:<\/p>\n but he held his peace<\/strong>, or “was as one that is deaf and dumb” o; took no notice of what they said, as if he was deaf and heard it not, and was as silent as if he had been a dumb man, which showed his wisdom and prudence; for had he taken notice of them, he must have punished them, and he judged it more advisable to use lenity and mildness, and not begin his reign with contention and bloodshed.<\/p>\n o “et fuit veluti surdus”, Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; “fuit quasi obmutescens”, Drusius; “veluti tacens [aut] silens”, so some in Vatablus; so the Targum.<\/p>\n (27) The children of Belial.<\/strong>More accurately, worthless men. <\/em>(See Note on 1Sa. 2:12<\/span>.)<\/p>\n And they despised him.<\/strong>As above suggested, these malcontents were probably princes and leading men of the great tribes of Judah and Ephraim, displeased that the new king should be selected from the small unimportant tribe of Benjamin. It will be remembered that the tribe of Benjamin had been almost entirely destroyed in the civil war related in the concluding chapters of Judges. They despised him, because in no way had he made his mark, either in the arts of war or peace. From what has gone before (see 1Sa. 10:11-12<\/span> of this 1Sam) it is evident that Saul was a man of no special culture; his early years had been spent in agriculture and work on his fathers lands in the neighbourhood of Gibeah.<\/p>\n And brought him no presents.<\/strong>These gifts were, in the East, the token of submission and homage; not to offer them to Saul was almost the same thing as to ignore his authority. Although not stated, it is clear that these malcontents were among the chiefs of the greater tribes who had assisted at the election.<\/p>\n But he held his peace.<\/strong>Literally, he was a deaf man, <\/em>acting as though he had not heard the murmurs. This prudent conduct showed great self-control and self-denial on the part of the new king and his counsellors.<\/p>\n 27<\/strong>. <\/strong> Children of Belial <\/strong> Worthless, envious persons. See on chap. 1Sa 1:16<\/span>. <\/p>\n Brought him no presents <\/strong> The marginal references here show how uniform a custom it was for persons to show their obedience or respect to one of high position, particularly to a king, by bringing him a present. To neglect such token of honour would be to treat a monarch with contempt. <\/p>\n He held his peace <\/strong> Literally, he was as being deaf. <\/em> He maintained a prudent reserve, deeming it inexpedient and unwise to begin his reign by using his royal power to crush a few worthless fellows, who were unworthy, at present, of so much attention. But while, perhaps, only a few were outspoken in their disloyalty, it seems from what followed that there was quite a widespread disaffection; and Saul’s public inauguration and solemn consecration as the Lord’s anointed were reserved for a more suitable occasion. See on 1Sa 11:14<\/span>.<\/p>\n (27) But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Though it appeared that the general voice was with Saul, yet there were others who rejected him. Alas! is not this human nature in all ages the same? So our adored Redeemer, while those precious souls whose hearts the Lord hath regenerated, follow Jesus wheresoever he goeth; bend the knee, bow the heart, and bring presents of all their poor offerings can show to testify their love and attachment, there are men of Belial who slight redemption, and do in effect, if not in word, virtually say, we will not have this man to reign over us.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n REFLECTIONS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n READER! while you and I behold the aged prophet pouring the vial of oil over Saul’s head, let our meditation take flight, and by faith behold the Holy Ghost anointing Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and installing him into all these offices by which our souls live under his precious exercise of them through all the departments of grace. Yes, blessed Jesus! we would hail thee king of Zion! We behold thee consecrated our great high priest forevermore. And we accept thee as the anointed prophet of our God, to preach good tidings to the meek, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. We view thee as the Christ of God, the glorious God-man set up and anointed as the Mediator before all worlds. And oh! that thy name, in the sweet savor of it, may be as the fragrancy of the holy ointment poured forth! therefore do the virgins love thee.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n And dearest Jesus! as it hath pleased God, even thy God, to anoint thee, as Mediator, with the oil of gladness for, and above thy fellows; oh for a portion of that sacred anointing of the Holy Spirit, which was poured out upon thee without measure, to descend upon us like the precious ointment upon Aaron’s head, which ran down to the skirts of his garments! Yes! we would pray for the largest, fullest portion of that rich anointing, which teacheth all things. We would covet the same holy unction, which, flowing from thee, makes all thy people priests, and kings to God, and the Father. And we would desire, to be made such partakers of thy grace, that by the exercises of it, our souls might be enabled to lay hold of thee, by lively faith, so as to live upon thy Person, to hang upon thy righteousness, and to walk evermore with thee, in all the departments of our pilgrimage here, till we come to dwell with thee forever, as men whose hearts thou hast indeed touched, and who cannot cease from following thee. And grant, blessed, dearest Jesus, that in the gifts of thy Holy Spirit, thou wilt not merely give us another heart, but a new heart, even the renewing of the Holy Ghost , shed upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Lord : so shall we be, indeed, kings, and priests to the Father, and fellow-heirs of that kingdom, which cannot be moved.<\/p>\n 1Sa 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.<\/p>\n Ver. 27. But the children of Belial.<\/strong> ] Aweless, lawless, yokeless. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despised him.<\/strong> ] Vilified and nullified him, as a king of clouts. a<\/em> So they were never content. Thus they slighted manna and the Messiah. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n But he held his peace.<\/strong> ] Or, He heard them not. This was kingly indeed. What could great Alexander have done more? or Augustus Caesar? or Queen Elizabeth? whose motto was, Video, Taceo,<\/em> I see and say nothing. <\/p>\n “ Qui nescit dissimulare, nescit imperare.<\/em> ”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Quid faciet hic longolius? Quid praestabit turris haec carnea? Non est in tanto corpore mica salis.<\/em> <\/p>\n How . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. <\/p>\n he held his peace = he was as one that was deaf. <\/p>\n children: 1Sa 2:12, 1Sa 11:12, Deu 13:13, 2Sa 20:1, 2Ch 13:7, Act 7:35, Act 7:51, Act 7:52 <\/p>\n brought him: 2Sa 8:2, 1Ki 4:21, 1Ki 10:25, 2Ch 17:5, Psa 72:10, Mat 2:11 <\/p>\n he held his peace: or, he was as though he had been deaf, Psa 38:13, Isa 36:21, Mat 27:12-14 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 34:5 – now his Gen 37:8 – reign over us Jdg 3:15 – sent a present Jdg 11:5 – to fetch Jdg 19:22 – sons of Belial 1Sa 1:16 – a daughter 1Sa 9:21 – my family 1Sa 16:20 – an ass laden 1Ch 18:2 – brought gifts 2Ch 9:24 – every man Job 42:11 – every man Pro 11:12 – a man 2Pe 2:10 – despise<\/p>\n 1Sa 10:27. But the children of Belial said, &c. Some wicked men, who hated all government, and being, it is probable, men of some rank and quality, were proud, and despised a person of such a mean family. How shall this man save us? They would not vouchsafe so much as to call him by his name, but insolently contemned him, as a person of no note, who had no power to deliver them. They brought him no presents As subjects in those times, and in the eastern countries, used to do to their kings when they first tendered their service to them. But he held his peace Which was an evidence both of his great humility, and of the mercifulness of his disposition. At the same time, to dissemble his knowledge of the scorn they put upon him was an act of great prudence; for if he had taken notice of it, he must have punished it, and it would not have been safe to have begun his reign with an act of severity. Thus Christ held his peace in the day of his patience, but there is a day of recompense coming. <\/p>\n 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he {l} held his peace.<\/p>\n (l) Both to avoid disputing and also to win them by patience.<\/p>\n But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. 27. the children of Belial said ] Certain worthless fellows (see note on 1Sa 1:16) spoke disparagingly of him, and despised him. and brought him no presents ] Cp. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 10:27”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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