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1 Kings 10:12

And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?

Challoner: Their fatherThat is, their teacher, or superior. As much as to say, Who could bring about such a wonderful change as to make Saul a prophet?

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine): Responditque alius ad alterum, dicens : Et quis pater eorum ? Propterea versum est in proverbium : Num et Saul inter prophetas ?
Septuagint (Swete): καὶ ἀπεκρίθη τις αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπεν Καὶ τίς πατὴρ αὐτοῦ; διὰ τοῦτο ἐγενήθη εἰς παραβολήν Ἢ καὶ Σαοὺλ ἐν προφήταις;
Hebrew (WLC): וַיַּ֨עַן אִ֥ישׁ מִשָּׁ֛ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר וּמִ֣י אֲבִיהֶ֑ם עַל כֵּן֙ הָיְתָ֣ה לְמָשָׁ֔ל הֲגַ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל בַּנְּבִאִֽים

Haydock's commentary

Their father. That is, their teacher or superior. As much as to say, Who could bring about such a wonderful change as to make Saul a prophet? (Challoner) but the Lord, whose Spirit breatheth where he will, John iii. 8. (Haydock)

Septuagint, "Who is his father? is it not Cis?" The Jews seem to have been in a like consternation, when they observed respecting Jesus, who wrought such miracles, Is not this the carpenter's son? People are unwilling to reflect, that God can select his instruments and ministers from every profession, and make the tongues of infants eloquent. (Haydock)

The spirit of prophecy is a gift of God, not of parents. (Menochius)

But a prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, Matthew xiii. 57. (Haydock)

From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.