1 Samuel 11:1-15
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:1 Saul’s victory over the Ammonites confirms his kingship. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:1 Saul’s victory over the Ammonites confirms his kingship. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:2 To MAKE A TREATY is literally “to cut a treaty,” which usually involved sacrificial animals. But Nahash demands to “cut” the treaty with the men’s eyes. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:3 For ELDERS, see note on 4:3. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:4 There were probably strong blood ties between Jabesh-gilead and GIBEAH (see Judges 21:12). The 42-mile (68-km) journey from Jabesh to Gibeah may have taken two days. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:6 As in 1 Samuel 10:6 (see note there), THE SPIRIT OF GOD RUSHED UPON SAUL, and he is filled with power like one of the judges (Judges 3:10; Judges 6:34; Judges 11:29; Judges 14:6). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:8 BEZEK was probably on the opposite side of the Jordan from Jabesh. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:10 GIVE OURSELVES UP TO YOU can also mean “march out to you.” The speech of the men is deliberately unclear. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 11:12 This ceremony at the worship center of GILGAL seems to be a religious coronation, as opposed to the political recognition in 1 Samuel 10:17. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]