Verse 21

And Saul{H7586} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Am not I a Benjamite{H1145}, of the smallest{H6996} of the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478}? and my family{H4940} the least{H6810} of all the families{H4940} of the tribe{H7626} of Benjamin{H1144}? wherefore then speakest{H1696}{(H8765)} thou so{H1697} to me?

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)}, When thou wast little{H6996} in thine own sight{H5869}, wast thou not made the head{H7218} of the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478}, and the LORD{H3068} anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} thee king{H4428} over Israel{H3478}?
  • Judg 20:46-48 : 46 So that all which fell{H5307}{(H8802)} that day{H3117} of Benjamin{H1144} were twenty{H6242} and five{H2568} thousand{H505} men{H376} that drew{H8025}{(H8802)} the sword{H2719}; all these were men{H582} of valour{H2428}. 47 But six{H8337} hundred{H3967} men{H376} turned{H6437}{(H8799)} and fled{H5127}{(H8799)} to the wilderness{H4057} unto the rock{H5553} Rimmon{H7417}, and abode{H3427}{(H8799)} in the rock{H5553} Rimmon{H7417} four{H702} months{H2320}. 48 And the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} turned again{H7725}{(H8804)} upon the children{H1121} of Benjamin{H1144}, and smote{H5221}{(H8686)} them with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}, as well the men{H4974} of every city{H5892}, as{H5704} the beast{H929}, and all that came to hand{H4672}{(H8737)}: also they set{H7971}{(H8765)} on fire{H784} all the cities{H5892} that they came to{H4672}{(H8737)}.
  • Ps 68:27 : 27 There is little{H6810} Benjamin{H1144} with their ruler{H7287}{H8802)}, the princes{H8269} of Judah{H3063} and their council{H7277}, the princes{H8269} of Zebulun{H2074}, and the princes{H8269} of Naphtali{H5321}.
  • Hos 13:1 : 1 When Ephraim{H669} spake{H1696}{(H8763)} trembling{H7578}, he exalted{H5375}{(H8804)} himself in Israel{H3478}; but when he offended{H816}{(H8799)} in Baal{H1168}, he died{H4191}{(H8799)}.
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 For{G3754} whosoever{G3956} exalteth{G5312}{(G5723)} himself{G1438} shall be abased{G5013}{(G5701)}; and{G2532} he that humbleth{G5013}{(G5723)} himself{G1438} shall be exalted{G5312}{(G5701)}.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 Unto me{G1698}, who am less than the least{G1647} of all{G3956} saints{G40}, is{G1325} this{G3778} grace{G5485} given{G1325}{(G5681)}, that I should preach{G2097}{(G5670)} among{G1722} the Gentiles{G1484} the unsearchable{G421} riches{G4149} of Christ{G5547};
  • 1 Sam 10:27 : 27 But the children{H1121} of Belial{H1100} said{H559}{(H8804)}, How shall this man save{H3467}{(H8686)} us? And they despised{H959}{(H8799)} him, and brought{H935}{(H8689)} him no presents{H4503}. But he held his peace{H2790}{(H8688)}.
  • 1 Sam 18:18 : 18 And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Saul{H7586}, Who am I? and what is my life{H2416}, or my father's{H1} family{H4940} in Israel{H3478}, that I should be son in law{H2860} to the king{H4428}?
  • 1 Sam 18:23 : 23 And Saul's{H7586} servants{H5650} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} those words{H1697} in the ears{H241} of David{H1732}. And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Seemeth{H5869} it to you a light{H7043}{(H8738)} thing to be a king's{H4428} son in law{H2859}{(H8692)}, seeing that I am a poor{H7326}{(H8802)} man{H376}, and lightly esteemed{H7034}{(H8737)}?
  • Judg 6:14-15 : 14 And the LORD{H3068} looked{H6437}{(H8799)} upon him, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)} in this thy might{H3581}, and thou shalt save{H3467}{(H8689)} Israel{H3478} from the hand{H3709} of the Midianites{H4080}: have not I sent{H7971}{(H8804)} thee? 15 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Oh{H994} my Lord{H136}, wherewith{H4100} shall I save{H3467}{(H8686)} Israel{H3478}? behold, my family{H504}{(H8676)}{H505} is poor{H1800} in Manasseh{H4519}, and I am the least{H6810} in my father's{H1} house{H1004}.