27But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.


In Context

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.

26 And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.

27 But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

1 Samuel 10:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:27But some troublemakers said, "How can this fellow save us?" They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:27But 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:27But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents, but he dissembled as though he heard not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:27But certain sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27But 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27But certain worthless fellows said, |How shall this man save us?| They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:27and the sons of worthlessness have said, 'What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.