1 Samuel 14:45 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. ”

1 Samuel 14:45 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the people said unto Saul, (s) Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: [as] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The next episode strikingly illustrates the primitive religious faith and practice of Israel. Saul proposed to make a night-attack upon the Philistines, and asked the priest to obtain an oracle as to...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

not one hair , &c. Figure of speech Parcemia. App-6. rescued . Hebrew pieta. redeemed. See note on Exodus 6:6 with Exodus 13:13 . Perhaps. victim was offered in his stead.
1 Samuel 14:45 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he h...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And the people said unto Saul— Lowman, speaking of the authority of the congregation or general assembly of the people of Israel, observes, that "like the popular assemblies of other governments, t...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XX SAUL'S WILFULNESS. 1 Samuel 14:24-51 . THAT Saul was now suffering in character under the influence of the high position and great power to which he had been raised, is only too app...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Man Who Wrought with God Rescued 1 Samuel 14:36-52 In this case the voice of the people was the voice of God. If a man dares to stand alone with God, he cannot be put to shame. If he says o...
1 Samuel 14:45 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(24) В¶ And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none o...
1 Samuel 14:45 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the people said unto Saul ,.... Hearing such words, and filled with grief, pity, and sympathy for Jonathan, as Josephus k observes: shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in...
1 Samuel 14:45 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: [as] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he h...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou shalt surely die, Jonathan This again was most rashly spoken. Saul, however, seems to have been influenced by a real fear of God, and certainly is to be commended for having a greater regard t...
1 Samuel 14:45 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jonathan Condemned to Die; Jonathan Rescued. B. C. 1067. 36 And Saul said, Let us go d...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

With God, i.e. in concurrence with God, or by God's help he had wrought this salvation. God is so far from being offended with Jonathan, as thou apprehendest, that he hath graciously owned and assi...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Continuation Of The Defeat Of The Philistines By Raiding Their Territory Is Aborted And Jonathan Is Nearly Executed, And All Due To Saul's Foolish Curse ( 1 Samuel 14:36-46 ). This passage ( 1 Sam...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 safet...
1 Samuel 14:45 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people. Great issues hang on a King’s rash word One little sentence, spoken in a moment of passion by King Henry the Sec...
1 Samuel 14:45 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION JONATHAN SMITES THE PHILISTINE GAR - BISON ( 1 Samuel 14:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 14:1 Now it came to pass upon a day. Literally, "And there was a day, and Jonathan," etc.; o...
1 Samuel 14:45 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul's Unwise Adjuration
1 Samuel 14:45 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 3:9 ; 1 Kings 1:52 ; 1 Samuel 14:23 ; 1 Samuel 19:5 ; 2 Chronicles 19:11 ; 2 Corinthians 6:1 ; 2 Samuel 14:11 ; Acts 14:27 ; Acts 15:12 ; Acts 21:19 ; Acts 27:34 ; Isaiah 13...
1 Samuel 14:45 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

With God — In concurrence with God, he hath wrought this salvation. God is so far from being offended with Jonathan, that he hath graciously owned him in the great service of this day.

1 Samuel 14:45 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 14:45 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 14:45 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 14:45 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 14:45 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 14:45 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 14:45 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 14:45 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 14:45 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 14:45 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 14:45 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 14:45 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 14:45 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 14:45 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 14:45 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:45 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes