1 Samuel 10:23

23 They ran and brought him from there, and when he stood among the people he was head and shoulders taller than anyone around.

1 Samuel 10:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 10:23

And they ran and fetched him thence
Being in haste to see their king elect, and proclaim him:

and when he stood among the people;
being brought among them, and presented to them:

he was higher than any of the people, from the shoulders, and upwards;
which made him look very graceful and majestic; height of stature, and a comely form, as Kimchi observes, recommend to royal dignity; and make the people stand more in awe of a prince, and have always been reckoned among all other nations to make a prince venerable, (See Gill on 1 Samuel 9:2).

1 Samuel 10:23 In-Context

21 He had the tribe of Binyamin come forward by families, and the family of the Matri was chosen, and Sha'ul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he couldn't be found.

22 They asked ADONAI, "Has the man come here?"ADONAI answered, "There he is, hiding, in among the equipment."

23 They ran and brought him from there, and when he stood among the people he was head and shoulders taller than anyone around.

24 Sh'mu'el said to all the people, "Do you see the man ADONAI has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?"Then all the people shouted, "Long live the king!"

25 Sh'mu'el told the people what kinds of rulings should be made in the kingdom, then wrote it on a scroll and set it down before ADONAI. After that, he sent all the people away, everyone to his own home.