Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 10:24

A church father on this verse
“But I see we must enquire, how this Behemoth, who eats hay like an ox, is said to destroy the life of the spiritual, when, as was before said, by the word 'hay' is designated the life of the carnal. His food also will no longer be choice, if, in eating hay, he seizes the carnal. But it occurs at once in reply, that so…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book 32, Section 19

Source: Septuagint

Original

24And Samuel said to all the people, Have ye seen whom the Lord has chosen to himself, that there is none like to him among you all? And all the people took notice, and said, Let the king live!

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In context

22And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, Will the man come hither? and the Lord said, Behold, he is hidden among the stuff.

23And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upward.

— 1 Samuel 10:24 —

25And Samuel told to the people the manner of the king, and wrote it in a book, and set it before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, and each went to his place.

26And Saul departed to his house to Gibeah; and there went with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched.

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