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


In Context

20 When Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.

21 Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri's clan was chosen. Finally Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.

22 So they inquired further of the Lord , "Has the man come here yet?" And the Lord said, "Yes, he has hidden himself among the baggage."

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

24 Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people." Then the people shouted, "Long live the king!"

25 Samuel explained to the people the regulations of the kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord . Then Samuel dismissed the people, each to his own home.

1st Samuel 10:23 in Other Translations

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 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.