1 Samuel 10:21 - The Scriptures 1998

²¹ Then he brought near the tribe of Binyamin, by their clans, and the clan of Matri was taken, and Sha’ul son of Qish was taken. And when they sought him, he could not be found.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken. And Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he could not be found.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ Next Samuel brought the tribe of Benjamin forward by its families, and the family of Matri was selected. Samuel then brought the family of Matri forward, person by person, and Saul, Kish’s son, was selected. But when they looked for him, he wasn’t to be found.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And he brought near the tribe of Benjamin, with its families, and the lot fell upon the family of Matri. And then it went to Saul, the son of Kish. Therefore, they sought him, but he was not found.

1 Samuel 10:21 Cross References

2 Samuel 3:19

And Aḇ

Proverbs 18:18

The lot settles disputes, And separates between the mighty.

Jonah 1:7

And they said to each other, “Come, and let us cast lots, so that we know for whose sake this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Yonah.

Acts 13:21

“But then they asked for a sovereign, and Elohim gave them Sha’ul the son of Qish, a man of the tribe of Binyamin, for forty years.

1 Samuel 10:20

And Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 10:22

And they asked again of יהוה, “Has the man come here yet?” And יהוה  answered, “See, he has hidden by the baggage.”

1 Samuel 9:2

And he had a son whose name was Sha’ul, young and handsome. And there was not a more handsome man than he among the children of Yisra’ĕ