1 Samuel 10:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ And Sha’ul said to his uncle, “He informed us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not disclose to him about the matter of the reign, what Shemu’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel spoke he told him nothing.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ “He reassured us that the donkeys had been found,” Saul answered. But Saul didn’t tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And Saul said to his uncle, "He told us that the donkeys would be found." But the word about the kingdom, which Samuel had spoken to him, he did not reveal to him.

1 Samuel 10:16 Cross References

Exodus 4:18

Then Mosheh went and returned to Yithro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Mitsrayim to see whether they are still alive.” And Yithro said to Mosheh, “Go in peace.”

Proverbs 12:23

A clever man is concealing knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool lets out all his breath, But the wise calms it down.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;

Judges 14:6

And the Spirit of יהוה  came mightily upon him, and he tore it apart as the tearing apart of a young goat, with naught in his hand. But he did not make known to his father or his mother what he had done.

Judges 14:9

And he took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. And he came to his father and mother, and gave them, and they ate. But he did not make known to them that he took the honey out of the carcass of the lion.

1 Samuel 10:15

And the uncle of Sha’ul said, “Please inform me what Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 9:20

“As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your heart on them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 9:27

As they were walking toward the edge of the city, Shemu’ĕ