Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 10:1

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1. Then Samuel took a vial of oil —This was the ancient ( :- ) ceremony of investiture with the royal office among the Hebrews and other Eastern nations. But there were two unctions to the kingly office; the one in private, by a prophet ( :- ), which was meant to be only a prophetic intimation of the person attaining that high dignity—the more public and formal inauguration ( 2 Samuel 2:4 ; 2 Samuel 5:3 ) was performed by the high priest, and perhaps with the holy oil, but that is not certain. The first of a dynasty was thus anointed, but not his heirs, unless the succession was disputed ( 1 Kings 1:39 ; 2 Kings 11:12 ; 2 Kings 23:30 ; 2 Chronicles 23:11 ). kissed him —This salutation, as explained by the words that accompanied it, was an act of respectful homage, a token of congratulation to the new king ( 2 Chronicles 23:11- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1sa-10-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/1sa-10-1

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological