1 Samuel 10:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.”
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Read Full Chapter →Saul's uncle asks where he has been, and Saul says they went seeking the donkeys and ended up at Samuel's.
What Does 1 Samuel 10:14 Mean?
Back among family, Saul's uncle asks where he and the servant had gone. Saul answers plainly: they had been searching for the lost donkeys and, finding none, had come to Samuel. The grand events of his anointing are not yet spoken aloud.
There is a quiet modesty in Saul here. Freshly chosen as king and visibly changed, he tells only the simple truth about the donkeys and the visit. Some things God does in us are not for immediate announcement. Saul keeps the deeper matter hidden a while longer, a restraint that lets God's timing, not his own, bring the kingdom to light.
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What does 1 Samuel 10:14 mean?
Saul's uncle asks where he has been, and Saul says they went seeking the donkeys and ended up at Samuel's.