And they ran and brought him there: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
All Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:23 Go To 1 Samuel 10
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Upwards. God condescended to gratify the desires of the people, who chiefly regarded the stature and corporal qualifications of their king. "Many nations are accustomed to look with veneration on a majestic person, and think none are capable of great exploits except those whom nature has made very handsome. "(Curtius vi.) See chap. ix. 2. More civilized nations rather consider the qualities of the mind. Alexander, Agesilaus, were not of a majestic stature.