1 Samuel 10:12

Contextual Overview

⁹As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. ⁹ As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. ⁹Then it happened when he turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart; and all those signs came about on that day. ⁹ Then it happened when he turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart; and all those signs came about on that day. ⁹ And when he had turned his backe to go fro Samuel, God gaue him another hearte, and all those tokens came to passe that same day. ⁹ Just as Saul turned to leave Samuel, God turned Saul's life around. All these things happened that day. ⁹ And it happened when he turned his back to go from Samuel, God changed him with another heart. And all these signs came on that day. ⁹ When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass that day. ⁹ It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs happened that day. ⁹ And it was so that when he had turned his backe to go from Samuel, God gaue him another heart: and all those signes came to passe that day.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of the same place: Heb. from thence

who is their: Isaiah 54:13, John 6:45, John 7:16, James 1:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:20 - father 1 Kings 20:35 - of the sons

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And one of the same place answered, and said,.... One of the same city, and in the same company, that expressed their admiration at what was come to Saul, and at what he did, and wondering how he came into such company, and to have such a gift, who was of so mean an education:

but who is their father? the father of the prophets; their fathers were not prophets, no more than Saul's was; their Father that taught them is the Lord, and he was able to teach Saul, and bestow on him the gift of prophecy, as well as on them; and so the Targum, who is their master or teacher; for though they might have an undermaster or teacher, as Samuel, or another prophet, yet their chief teacher was God; who could and did give men the gift of prophecy, and even in the highest sense, who had neither prophets for their fathers, nor were indeed trained up in any of the schools of the prophets, which was the case of Amos:

therefore it became a proverb, is Saul also among the prophets? that when a person of a mean parentage, and of a low life and education, was raised up to any degree of dignity in sacred and civil things, they used to apply this proverbial expression to him, or speak of him in this manner, is Saul among the prophets?

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But who is their father - This is a very obscure phrase. If by “father” be intended the head or leader (compare 1 Chronicles 25:6; 2 Kings 2:12) of the prophets, the question means: “What kind of leader can they have to admit such a person as Saul into the company?” Some versions read “Who is his father?” in the sense: “Who would have expected Kish to have a son among the prophets?” (Compare Matthew 13:54-55.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 10:12. But who is their father? — The Septuagint, in its principal editions, adds ου Κεις; is it not Kish? This makes the sense more complete.