1 Samuel 10:26

26 Saül aussi s'en alla en sa maison, à Guibea, et les gens de guerre, dont Dieu avait touché le cœur, allèrent avec lui.

1 Samuel 10:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 10:26

And Saul also went home to Gibeah
His native place, where was his father's house, to which he retired; where were no royal palace, or princely court, nor any of the ensigns of kingly majesty; and whither it does not appear that he was followed by the nobility or princes of the tribes, only accompanied by a few men, as next observed:

and there went with him a band of men;
an army, or part of one they seem to be military men, at least men of strength, valour, and courage; gallant men, who, in honour to their king elect, freely offered themselves to be his body guard, however, until he was come to his house at Gibeah; the Targum is only, "some of the people"

whose heart God had touched;
and inclined to show honour and respect to their king; the Targum describes them,

``men that feared to sin, and in whose hearts the fear of God was put.''

1 Samuel 10:26 In-Context

24 Et Samuel dit à tout le peuple: Voyez-vous celui que l'Éternel a choisi? Il n'y en a point dans tout le peuple qui soit semblable à lui. Et tout le peuple jeta des cris de joie, et dit: Vive le roi!

25 Alors Samuel prononça devant le peuple le droit du royaume, et l'écrivit dans un livre, qu'il mit devant l'Éternel. Puis Samuel renvoya tout le peuple, chacun en sa maison.

26 Saül aussi s'en alla en sa maison, à Guibea, et les gens de guerre, dont Dieu avait touché le cœur, allèrent avec lui.

27 Mais il y eut des hommes pervers qui dirent: Comment celui-ci nous délivrerait-il? Et ils le méprisèrent, et ne lui apportèrent point de présent; mais il fit le sourd.