KJV ORIGINAL
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Saul also went home to Gibeah, and a group of men went with him—men whose hearts God had moved.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that God stirred the hearts of certain men to support and follow Saul as Israel's newly chosen king.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs right after Samuel publicly anointed Saul as Israel's first king at Mizpah. Some Israelites questioned Saul's ability to lead them, but God moved the hearts of faithful men to support him. Gibeah was Saul's hometown, located in the territory of Benjamin, and would become his royal residence.
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