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 And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

21 And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

22 Therefore they inquired of Jehovah further, Will the man yet 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 has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, May the king live.

25 And Samuel told the people the right of the kingdom, and wrote it in the book, and laid it 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 American Standard 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 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.