1 Samuel 10:17

17 Então Samuel convocou o povo ao Senhor em Mizpá;

1 Samuel 10:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 10:17

And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord at
Mizpeh.
] Not that in Gilead, but in the tribe of Benjamin, where the people had been before convened on a certain occasion, ( 1 Samuel 7:5 ) and the people called together could not be every individual of the nation, but the heads and elders of the people, their representatives, and who were summoned by the orders of Samuel; perhaps by an herald making proclamation and cry of the same, as the word signifies; and these were gathered together to the Lord, to have the following affair transacted before him, and under his guidance and direction; the priest perhaps being here with the Urim and Thummim, as Kimchi thinks, and who also conjectures that the ark might be brought hither at this time, the symbol of the divine Presence; though wherever the church and people of God were gathered together in his name, in a solemn manner, there the Lord was.

1 Samuel 10:17 In-Context

15 Disse mais o tio de Saul: Declara-me, peço-te, o que vos disse Samuel.

16 Ao que respondeu Saul a seu tio: Declarou-nos, seguramente, que as jumentas tinham sido encontradas. Mas quanto ao assunto do reino, de que Samuel falara, nada lhe declarou.

17 Então Samuel convocou o povo ao Senhor em Mizpá;

18 e disse aos filhos de Israel: Assim diz o Senhor Deus de Israel: Eu fiz subir a Israel do Egito, e vos livrei da mão dos egípcios e da mão de todos os reinos que vos oprimiam.

19 Mas vós hoje rejeitastes a vosso Deus, �quele que vos livrou de todos os vossos males e angústias, e lhe dissestes: Põe um rei sobre nós. Agora, pois, ponde-vos perante o Senhor, segundo as vossas tribos e segundo os vossos milhares.