What does 1 Samuel 10:27 mean?

1 Samuel 10:27 highlights themes such as rejection, leadership, faith when read in context.

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1 Samuel 10:27 Meaning

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.

Context Explained

25Then 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.

26And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

27But 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.

Key Themes

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Source: 1 Samuel 10:27