1 Samuel 10:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ “He assured us that the donkeys had been found,” Saul said to his uncle. But concerning the matter of kingship about which Samuel spoke, he told him nothing.

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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

So Moses went, returned to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me go, so I may return to my kinsmen who are in Egypt and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

Proverbs 12:23

A clever person conceals his knowledge, but the heart of a fool blurts out folly.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool gives full vent to his temper, but a wise man holds it back.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear apart and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak;

Judges 14:6

Then the Ruach Adonai came mightily upon him, and he tore him apart as one would have split a young goat—yet he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

Judges 14:9

So he scraped it into his hands and went on, eating as he went. Now when he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it, though he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion.

1 Samuel 10:15

Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me now, what did Samuel say to you?”

1 Samuel 9:20

As for the donkeys that you lost three days ago, don’t set your heart on them, for they have been found. Now, for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s household?”

1 Samuel 9:27

As they were going down toward the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell your servant to go ahead of us and pass on, but as for you, stand still awhile, so that I may proclaim to you the word of God.”