23And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.


In Context

20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found.

22 Therefore they asked of Jehovah further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

23 And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.

25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

1 Samuel 10:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:23They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:23And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:23And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:23And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23And they ran and brought him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23They ran and fetched him there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:23And they ran and fetched him there: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.