Bible Commentary

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto [these] men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. Then said Jonathan, behold, we will pass over to these men,…. Over the precipices to them, as steep and as cragged as they are: and we will discover ourselves to them; present themselves to them at daylight, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:8”

And his armorbearer said unto him, Do all that [is] in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I [am] with thee according to thy heart. 7. turn thee ] The reading of the Heb. text is doubtful, and that of the Sept. perhaps to be preferred. “Do all unto which thine heart inclineth: behold I am … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:7”

And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for [there is] no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few. 6. these uncircumcised ] A frequent epithet … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:6”

The forefront of the one [was] situated northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. 5. the forefront of the one, &c.] Lit. The one crag (lit. tooth) was a pillar on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba. The Sept. omits “a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:5”

And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, [there was] a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one [was] Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 4. And between the passages, &c.] The scene … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:4”

And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. 3. And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub ] And [there was with him] Ahiah, or Ahijah, as the name is usually transliterated. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:3”

And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which [is] in Migron: and the people that [were] with him [were] about six hundred men; 2. the uttermost part of Gibeah ] Here at any rate Gibeah seems to denote a district. See note on 1Sa 10:5. Saul was stationed probably … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:2”

Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that [is] on the other side. But he told not his father. Ch. 1Sa 14:1-15. Jonathan’s deed of daring 1. that bare … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 14:1”

And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. 23. the passage of Michmash ] By “the passage of Michmash,” mentioned also In the description of Sennacherib’s march upon Jerusalem in Isa 10:29, is meant the deep ravine now known as the Wady es-Suweinit ( 1Sa 13:2, note). The Philistines threw … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 13:23”

So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that [were] with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. This seems to be mentioned here, in anticipation of the narrative in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 13:22”