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Verse 1 Samuel 14:17. _NUMBER NOW_] Saul perceived that the
Philistines were routed, but could not tell by what means; supposing
that it must be by some of his own troops, he called a muster to see
wh...
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7. JONATHAN'S HEROIC DEED OF FAITH
CHAPTER 14
_ 1. Jonathan's victory (1 Samuel 14:1)_
2. Saul's adjuration and Jonathan's deed (1 Samuel 14:24)
3. Saul's first altar and unanswered inquiry ...
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1 Samuel 14:16. The Israelites observe the confusion among the
Philistines, and find that Jonathan and his armour-bearer are missing.
Saul proposes to obtain an oracle by means of the ephod. (Thus wit...
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_Number now_ The word denotes a _muster_or _parade_of the troop for
inspection....
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The rout of the Philistines
16. _in Gibeah of Benjamin_ If _Tuleil-el-Fûl_is the true site of the
town of Gibeah, we must either suppose that Gibeah is here used of the
surrounding district, or read...
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THEN SAID SAUL—NUMBER NOW, &C.— Though, Saul must easily have
missed Jonathan, he could not suppose that he would fall upon the
Philistines without a number of resolute persons to assist him. But
when...
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_Jonathan's Surprise Attack on the Philistines._ 1 Samuel 14:1-23
Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said
unto the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over t...
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_THEN SAID SAUL UNTO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH HIM, NUMBER NOW, AND
SEE WHO IS GONE FROM US. AND WHEN THEY HAD NUMBERED, BEHOLD, JONATHAN
AND HIS ARMOURBEARER WERE NOT THERE._
Said Saul ... Number no...
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JONATHAN'S EXPLOIT. THE BATTLE OF MICHMASH. A SUMMARY OF SAUL'S REIGN
3. Ahiah] RV 'Ahijah,' probably merely another form of Ahimelech (1
Samuel 21:1). Melech (king) was one of the titles of Jah or J...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 14
V1 A young man carried Jonathan’s *armour. Jonathan was Saul’s
son. One day, Jonathan said to the young man, ‘Let us go across to
the *Phil...
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THEN SAID SAUL... — When this panic which was taking place in the
Philistine army was reported to King Saul, he naturally inquired as to
what had caused it, knowing that he, as general-in-chief, had g...
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CHAPTER XIX.
_ JONATHAN'S EXPLOIT AT MICHMASH._
1 Samuel 14:1.
IT has sometimes been objected to the representation occurring at the
end of the thirteenth chapter of the utter want of arms among the...
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VICTORY SHADOWED BY SAUL'S ERRORS
1 Samuel 14:16
Saul's unwise prohibition had a terrible sequel: first, in the
exhaustion of his troops; and, second, in the rushing of the hungry
upon the spoil with...
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Here we have a picture of Saul, with a part of the army about him,
remaining idle in Gibeah. His son Jonathan moved to action by his
sense of the degradation of his people, and his conviction of the
s...
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_Were not. Hebrew, "when they had numbered, behold Jonathan, &c., not"
in the number. (Haydock)_...
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(16) В¶ And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and,
behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one
another. (17) Then said Saul unto the people that were with him...
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We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the
people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in
Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
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But faith in God is always blest; and if God has shewn the effect of
unbelief, He also shews its folly, since wherever faith is found,
there all His strength is displayed; and then it is the enemy who...
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THEN SAID SAUL UNTO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH HIM,.... To some of the
officers, particularly the muster master;
NUMBER NOW, AND SEE WHO IS GONE FROM US: for he concluded that this
agitation and confu...
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Then said Saul unto the people that [were] with him, Number now, and
see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan
and his armourbearer [were] not [there].
Ver. 17. _See who i...
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_Behold the multitude melted away_ Were discomfited and scattered; so
that fewer and fewer were seen in a company together. _They went on
beating down one another_ Not being able in this confusion to...
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1 Ionathan, vnwitting to his father, the Priest, or the people, goeth
and miraculously smiteth the Philistines garrison.
15 A diuine terrour maketh them beate themselues.
17 Saul not staying the Pri...
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Then said Saul, whose attention had been called to the confusion in
the enemy's camp, UNTO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH HIM, NUMBER NOW, call
the roll, AND SEE WHO IS GONE FROM US. AND WHEN THEY HAD NUMB...
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THE PHILISTINES DEFEATED...
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The Philistines seemed content to intimidate Israel with their
tremendous show of strength, rather than to attack Saul. One man,
however, is not to be intimidated. Jonathan, in the face of Philistine...
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16-23 The Philistines were, by the power of God, set against one
another. The more evident it was that God did all, the more reason
Saul had to inquire whether God would give him leave to do any thing...
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SAUL probably supposed that not only Jonathan, but also some
considerable number of his army, was gone, and that by them that
slaughter was made....
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1 Samuel 14:17 Saul H7586 said H559 (H8799) people H5971 roll H6485
(H8798) see H7200 (H8798) gone...
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YHWH BRINGS ABOUT THE DEFEAT OF THE PHILISTINES (1 SAMUEL 14:15).
We must not underestimate the beliefs of ancient peoples in omens.
This comes out in that regularly battles were decided by champions...
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1 Samuel 14
These were evil days for the people of Israel. But it was in these
dark days that Jonathan shone so famous. It is yet true that
difficulties prove our mettle, and that the greater the har...
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CONTENTS: Jonathan's great victory over the Philistines.
CHARACTERS: God, Jonathan, armor-bearer, Saul, Ahiah, Abner.
CONCLUSION: Let this strengthen the weak and encourage the timid, that
no matter...
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1 Samuel 14:2. _Under a pomegranate tree._ רמן _Rimmon,_ a rock in
the tribe of Judah. Joshua 15:32; Judges 20:47. This reading agrees
best with the position of Saul's army, in a place of safety....
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_Come, and let us go over to the Philistine garrison._
JONATHAN’S EXPLOIT AT MICHMASH
It is evident that, Saul had no thought at this time of making an
attack on the Philistines. How could he, wish s...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 14:1 This chapter focuses on Saul’s son
Jonathan, who will become a friend of David. Jonathan’s act of trust
in this chapter is sandwiched between two examples of Saul’s
diso...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES
1 Samuel 14:18. “BRING HITHER THE ARK OF GOD.” “Many expositors,
thinking it extremely improbable that the ark had been removed from
Kirjath-jearim, where it was afterwa...
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EXPOSITION
JONATHAN SMITES THE PHILISTINE GAR-BISON (1 Samuel 14:1).
1 SAMUEL 14:1
NOW IT CAME TO PASS UPON A DAY. Literally, "And there was a day, and
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Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to
the young man that bear his armour, Come, and let us go over to the
Philistines' garrison on the other side. But he did not tell h...