1-samuel 10:26
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And Saul went to Gibeah, to his house; and with him went the men of war whose hearts had been touched by God.
Webster's Revision
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
World English Bible
Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the army, whose hearts God had touched.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.
Clarke's 1-samuel 10:26 Bible Commentary
A band of men - Not a military band, as I imagine, but some secret friends, or companions, who were personally attached to him. Others think that all the men fit to bear arms are intended; but this seems inconsistent with the life that Saul led for some time afterwards; for he appears to have gone into his agricultural concerns, and waited for a call from the Divine providence. See 1 Samuel 11:5.
Barnes's 1-samuel 10:26 Bible Commentary
A band of men - Rather, "the host," "men of valor," There seems to be an opposition intended between the "valiant men" and the "children of Belial" (1 Samuel 10:27).
Wesley's 1-samuel 10:26 Bible Commentary
10:26 Went home - Not being actually inaugurated into his kingdom, he thought fit to retire to his former habitation, and to live privately 'till he had an occasion to shew himself in a more illustrious manner.Then went - To give him safe and honourable conduct to his house, though not to abide with him there, which did not suit his present circumstance.
