Bible verse
So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
1 Samuel 10:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Samuel 10.
19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
20 Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
21 Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
22 So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
23 So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25 Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
27 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.
KJV
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
ASV
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
ERV
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
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