1 Samuel 9:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
הָיָה
he belonged
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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בֵּן
a son
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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מִן
more than/ him
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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שָׁאוּל
was Saul
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שָׁאוּל
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
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גָּבֹהַּ
he was tall
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גָּבֹהַּ
elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant
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