KJV King James Version
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
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1 Samuel 10:27
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
WEB World English Bible
But certain worthless fellows said, “How shall this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
ASV American Standard Version
But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the sons of worthlessness have said, ‘What! this one doth save us!’ and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 10
24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote [it] in a book, and laid [it] up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבְנֵ֧יH1121 · benson: childבְלִיַּ֣עַלH1100 · be.liy.ya.alBelialאָמְר֗וּH559 · a.marto sayמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?יֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙H3467 · ya.sahto saveזֶ֔הH2088 · zehthisוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּH959 · ba.zahto despiseוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotהֵבִ֥יאוּH935 · boto come (in): comeל֖וֹH9033 · ohimמִנְחָ֑הH4503 · min.chahofferingוַיְהִ֖יH1961 · ha.yahto beכְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ פH2790 · cha.rashto plow/plot
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 13:13[Certain] men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;2 Chronicles 17:5Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.1 Kings 10:25And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.Acts 7:35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send [to be] a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.2 Chronicles 13:7And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.Matthew 27:12-14And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.Psalm 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.2 Samuel 20:1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name [was] Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.2 Samuel 8:2And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.Isaiah 36:21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.1 Samuel 11:12And the people said unto Samuel, Who [is] he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.Acts 7:51-52Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did], so [do] ye.Psalm 38:13But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth.
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