And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
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Interpretation
Saul readily went to seek his father's asses. His obedience to his father was praise-worthy.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 9:3-7.
Glossary
- Saul Person
- Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .
- Zuph Place
- ( 1 Sam. 9:5 , 6), a district in which lay Samuel’s city, Ramah. It was probably so named after Elkanah’s son, Zuph ( 1 Chr. 6:26 , marg. ). Modern identification: Al Ram.