1 Samuel 9:2

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Summary

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.

Choice

From his shoulders

1 Samuel 10:23

1 Samuel 17:4

Numbers 13:33

Bible References

Choice

But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

From his shoulders

So they went quickly and made him come out; and when he took his place among the people, he was taller by a head than any of the people.

And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.

There we saw those great men, the sons of Anak, offspring of the Nephilim: and we seemed to ourselves no more than insects, and so we seemed to them.