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.


In Context

20 And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.

21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell Upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul the son of Cis. They sought him therefore and he was not found.

22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home.

23 And 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.

24 And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people. And all the people cried and said: God save the king.

25 And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, every one to his own 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 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 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.