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.


In Context

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

21 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 Yahweh further, |Is there yet a man to come here?| Yahweh answered, |Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.|

23 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.

24 Samuel said to all the people, |You see him whom Yahweh has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?| All the people shouted, and said, |Long live the king!|

25 Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yahweh. 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 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 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.