Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
From his shoulders
Bible References
Choice
1 Samuel 16:7
But Jehovah said to Samuel: Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature. I have rejected him. God does not see as man sees. Man looks at the outward appearance. Jehovah looks at the heart (inner man).
Genesis 6:2
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They married any of them they chose.
2 Samuel 14:25
No one in all Israel was praised for his good looks as much as Absalom was. He had no blemish from head to toe.
Jeremiah 9:23
This is what Jehovah says: Do not let wise people brag about their wisdom. Do not let strong people brag about their strength. Do not let rich people brag about their riches.
From his shoulders
1 Samuel 10:23
They ran and got him from there. He stood among the people and was a head taller than everyone else.
1 Samuel 17:4
A fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines. His name was Goliath of Gath. He was over nine feet tall.
Numbers 13:33
We saw Nephilim there. The descendants of Anak are Nephilim. We felt as small as grasshoppers. That is no doubt how we must have looked to them.