4<\/strong>. heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison<\/em> ] Heard saying, Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines.<\/strong> The first blow in the war of independence was doubtless struck by Jonathan under Saul’s direction.<\/p>\n was had in abomination<\/em> ] The same word meaning literally, “to make one’s self stink” occurs in Gen 34:30<\/span>; Exo 5:21<\/span>; 1Sa 27:12 ; 2Sa 10:6<\/span>.<\/p>\n the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal<\/em> ] Gilgal (see note on 1Sa 7:15<\/span>) was probably chosen for the rendezvous as being the usual meeting-place, and the least liable to an attack from the Philistines.<\/p>\n To Gilgal – <\/B>The Wady Suweinit de-bouches into the plain of the Jordan in which Gilgal was situated. For the sanctity of Gilgal, see above, 1Sa 11:14<\/span> note.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 4<\/span>. The people were called together<\/B><\/I>] The smiting of this garrison was the commencement of a war, and in effect the shaking off of the Philistine yoke; and now the people found that they must stand together, and fight for their lives.<\/P> <\/p>\n Saul had smitten, <\/B>i.e. Jonathan by Sauls direction and encouragement. The actions of an army are commonly ascribed to their general. <\/P> Gilgal; <\/B>the place before appointed by Samuel, 1Sa 10:8<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines<\/strong>,…. For though it was smitten by Jonathan, yet it was by the order of Saul, and so ascribed to him; it seems to be a concerted thing to fall upon the garrisons of the Philistines, and get them out of their hands, and so deliver Israel entirely from them; but it was not wise for Saul, if he had such a scheme in his head, to disband his large army, as he had lately done:<\/p>\n and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines<\/strong>; who were highly incensed against them by this action, and vowed revenge; the name of an Israelite was abhorred by them; and perhaps this action might be attended with much craft and cruelty; and if these garrisons were held by agreement, they might charge them with perfidy, with breach of articles, and so their name was made to stink among them, as the word signifies:<\/p>\n and the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal<\/strong>; by sound of trumpet.<\/p>\n (4) And all Israel heard.<\/strong>Saul is put for Jonathan, though the bold deed had been performed by the young prince, Saul being the general-in-chief. The expression smitten implies that the garrison in question had been utterly routed, probably put to the sword. The intense hatred with which the Philistines hated the Hebrews is often brought forward. From the first conquest by Joshua they regarded them as interlopers and intruders; between the two peoples there was ceaseless warfare, until the Philistines were completely subdued by the greater Hebrew kings. Naturally, such a deed as that of Jonathans would at once arouse Philistia.<\/p>\n And the people were called together.<\/strong>Gradually round the King of Israel the fighting men of the nation in great numbers were gathered. This seems to have been by no means a leve en masse of all the people; they seem to have come together very slowly, and very quickly again to have dispersed. The hour for a decisive blow was not yet come. Something, as we shall soon see, prevented Saul, with all his gallantry and splendid military skill, from winning popular confidence. (On Gilgal, the place where Saul was trying to assemble the people at this juncture, see Note on 1Sa. 13:8<\/span> and Excursus <\/em>E at the end of this Book.)<\/p>\n 4<\/strong>. <\/strong> Was had in abomination <\/strong> , was made to stink; <\/em> that is, had become loathsome and hateful to their enemies. When they heard that this Philistine garrison had been dislodged, the Hebrews understood at once that their old enemy of the seacoast would be provoked to war. <\/p>\n The <\/strong> people after Saul to Gilgal <\/strong> The same Gilgal where the kingdom was renewed, (1Sa 11:14<\/span>,) and where Samuel judged Israel. 1Sa 7:16<\/span>. It was situated in the east border of Jericho, and was the first camping ground of the Israelites after their entrance into the Land of Promise. Jos 4:19<\/span>. It is said (1Sa 13:12<\/span>) to be down <\/em> from Michmash, and also that Samuel went up <\/em> from it in order to reach Gibeah. Such statements would be improper if made of the northern Gilgal, ( Jiljilia,<\/em>) for that was up <\/em> both from Gibeah and Michmash. Saul, seeing the Philistines attempting a bold and determined invasion, deemed it prudent to withdraw his own forces from the heights of Michmash and Beth-el, and gather the people together in this more retired spot of the Jordan valley.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n 1Sa 13:4 And all Israel heard say [that] Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and [that] Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Ver. 4. That Saul had smitten a garrison.<\/strong> ] As desirous to rid the country of those Lurdaines. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And that Israel also was had in abomination.<\/strong> ] Heb., Did stink; were as loathsome to them as any carrion. It was quarrel enough to the Hebrews, that they would not be miserable, but sought to unslave themselves.<\/p>\n Gilgal. In the plain of Jordan, east of Jericho, good for water, remote from Philistines, and connected with sacred memories. <\/p>\n was had in abomination: Heb. did stink, Gen 34:30, Gen 46:34, Exo 5:21, Zec 11:8 <\/p>\n to Gilgal: 1Sa 10:8, 1Sa 11:14, 1Sa 11:15, Jos 5:9 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Sa 27:12 – utterly to abhor 2Sa 10:6 – stank 2Sa 16:21 – abhorred 2Sa 23:14 – garrison 1Ch 11:16 – the Philistines’ 1Ch 19:6 – odious<\/p>\n And all Israel heard say [that] Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and [that] Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. 4. heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison ] Heard saying, Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 13:4”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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