1 Samuel 10:12

Contextual Overview

⁹When Saul turned around to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all the signs came about that day. ⁹ It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Shemu'el, God gave him another heart: and all those signs happened that day. ⁹ And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. ⁹ Just as he turned his shoulder to depart from Samuel, God changed his heart. And all these signs were fulfilled 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 When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart. All these signs came true that day. ⁹ As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. All these signs happened on that very day. ⁹Then it happened when Saul turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. ⁹ Then it happened, when he turned his back to leave Samuel, that God changed his heart; and all those signs came about on that day. ⁹ And when he had turned his backe to goe from Samuel, God gaue him another heart: and all those tokens came to passe that same 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.