“ Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, ”
The text of this verse, omitted by the Septuagint, is held to be corrupt, and the numerals denoting Saul’s age at his accession as well as the duration of his reign, are thought to be omitted or fa...
Saul reigned (a) one year; and when he had reigned (b) two years over Israel, (a) While these things were done. (b) Before he took upon himself the state of a king.
1 Samuel 13, 14. Saul's Early Struggles with the Philistines. (J), chiefly from the ancient narrative concerning Saul. Editorial notes, or additions from other sources, are 1 Samuel 13:1 ; 1 Samue...
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, Saul reigned one year - A great deal of learned labor has been employed and lost on this verse, to reconcile it with propriety an...
Saul reigned one year, &c.— The Hebrew here literally is, Saul was the son of a year, and he reigned two years. A passage which almost all the versions render differently, and upon which the...
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, Saul reigned one year - literally, a son of a year (was) Saul in 'reigning;' i:e., he had been a king for a year. The tra...
Saul's War against the Philistines 1. The age of Saul at his accession has fallen out of the text and also one of the two numbers representing the length of his reign. Our present text is 'Saul wa...
Saul reigned one year. — The only possible literal translation of the Hebrew of this verse is, “Saul was the son of one year ( i.e., one year old); he began to reign, &c.” In several places in...
CHAPTER XVIII SAUL AND SAMUEL AT GILGAL 1 Samuel 13:1-23 . THE first thing that claims our attention in connection with this chapter is the question of dates involved in the first verse. In th...
Saul's First Act of Folly 1 Samuel 13:1-12 The story of a great tragedy! Here was the overcasting of a bright sunrise. The king was certainly subjected to a tremendous test. He had been bidden...
There is some difficulty concerning the opening sentences of this chapter. Some words seem to be omitted, which make it difficult to place the events recorded in their chronological setting. The Auth...
CONTENTS In this Chapter the history of Saul's reign opens, and a sad opening of it is recorded. He is invaded by foes from abroad, and disorders at home, His subjects desert him, and the enemy adva...
THE END OF A YOUNG MAN OF PROMISE ‘Saul reigned.’ 1 Samuel 13:1 We know little of Saul except as king. I propose to speak about his history and his character. It seems to me fitting to take...
Saul reigned one year ,.... "Or the son of a year in his reigning" s; various are the senses given of these words: some interpret them, Saul had a son of a year old when he began to reign, Ishboshet...
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, Ver. 1. Saul reigned one year, ] i.e., Well and orderly; he reigned the two first years, till he was rejected of God, and b...
Hebrew scholars consider that either something is missing from verse 1 in the Hebrew manuscripts or that the whole verse was not originally in the text. After Saul's victory at Jabesh-Gilead he sent...
The Philistines War against Israel. B. C. 1067. 1 Saul reigned one year; and when he had...
1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 13 Saul and Jonathan's select band. Jonathan smiteth the garrison of the Philistines at Gibeah: the people are called together at Gilgal, 1 Samuel 13:1-4 . The Philistines great...
1 Samuel 13:1 . A literal rendering of the Hebrew text in this verse would stand thus— Saul was years old when he began to reign, and he reigned, and two years over Israel . The Hebrew numerals have...
1 Samuel 13:1 . One year two years. The Seventy have not translated this verse. Something is wanting to fill up the sense; and it is supposed to be, that Saul was so many years of age when he bega...
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel. The War of Independence The sacred historian prefaces the account of the War of Independence with a statement as to Saul’s...
SAUL 'S PROBATION AND FAILURE ( CHS . 13-15.). EXPOSITION WAR AGAINST THE PHILISTINES (verse 1-14:46). 1 Samuel 13:1 Saul's age and length of reign. Saul reigned one year...
Saul reigned one year, literally, "A son of [probably forty] years was Saul when he became king"; and when he had reigned two years over Israel (he was king, as nearly as can be estimated, twenty-t...
Exodus 12:5 ; Micah 6:6