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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 10:23

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they ran and fetched him thence, etc.] Being in haste to see their king elect, and proclaim him: and when he stood among the people; being brought among them, and presented to them: he was higher than any of the people, from the shoulders, and upwards; which made him look very graceful and majestic; height of stature, and a comely form, as Kimchi observes, recommend to royal dignity; and make the people stand more in awe of a prince, and have always been reckoned among all other nations to make a prince venerable, (see Gill on “<090902>1 Samuel 9:2”).
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