1 Samuel 10:11

“And it came to pass, that when all that knew him before time, etc.] As there must be many that personally knew him, and were acquainted with him, since Gibeah, the place he was near to, was his native place: saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets; or praised among them, as the Targum, sung psalms and hymns with them: what is this that is come unto the son of Kish? a rustic, a plebeian, that never was in the school of the prophets, or learned music, and yet is as dexterous at it as any of them: is Saul also among the prophets? an husbandman, an herdsman that looked after his father’s farms, fields, and cattle, and now among the prophets of the Lord, bearing his part with them, and…”

“Is Saul - A man never instructed, nor exercised in, nor inclined to these matters. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 10:12”

“10:11 Those who knew Saul might have known him to be nonreligious and thus an unlikely candidate for prophet. Their surprise might indicate disappointment at receiving a prophet instead of a king (cp. John 6:14-15).”

“when all: Joh 9:8, Joh 9:9; Act 3:10 one to another: Heb. a man to his neighbour What is this: Mat 13:54, Mat 13:55; Act 2:7, Act 2:8, Act 4:13, Act 9:21 Is Saul: Sa1 19:24; Joh 7:15 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 10:12”