1 Samuel 15:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. ”

1 Samuel 15:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Telaim - Probably the same as “Telem” Joshua 15:24 , one of the uttermost cities of Judah, toward the coast of Edom. The name means “lambs,” and was probably so called from the numerous flocks....
1 Samuel 15:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XV. The War against Amalek; Saul's Disobedience and Deposition (E). - A section of a secondary narrative; according to the scheme adopted here, the last section of this document was 1 Samuel 3:3...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Telaim . Probably Telem ( Joshua 15:24 ). men. Hebrew. 'ish.App-14.
1 Samuel 15:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Two hundred thousand - and ten thousand - The Septuagint, in the Londo...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Saul gathered the people together. The alacrity with which he...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Victory over Amalek. His Disobedience and Rejection Amalek had attacked Israel at Rephidim ( Exodus 17:8 ) and opposed their entrance into Canaan ( Numbers 14:45 : cp. Deuteronomy 25:7 ;...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In Telaim. — Identical with Telem ( Joshua 15:24 ), a place on the south border of Judah, near the region where the Amalekites chiefly dwelt. — Kimchi Telaim, however, signifies “lambs;” probably...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXI. THE FINAL REJECTION OF SAUL 1 Samuel 15:1-35 . HERE we find the second portion of God's indictment against Saul, and the reason for his final rejection from the office to which he...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leading the People in Disobedience 1 Samuel 15:1-16 Several years intervened between the preceding chapter and this. The kingdom had become strong and prosperous. It seemed as though Samuel's s...
1 Samuel 15:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Saul was commissioned by Jehovah through Samuel to smite Amalek, and it was in connection with this that the sin occurred which filled his cup to the brim and caused him to be rejected. His campaign...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. (5) And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley...
1 Samuel 15:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Saul gathered the people together ,.... Or "made them to hear" r, by the sound of a trumpet; or by sending heralds into all parts of the land to proclaim the above order of the Lord, and summon...
1 Samuel 15:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Ver. 4. And numbered them in Telaim. ] Called also Telem, a town of...
1 Samuel 15:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

God had a more solemn controversy with the Amalekites than with the Philistines. The mere formal worship typified by the Philistines is empty; but Amalekite "lusts of the flesh" are a deadly enemy th...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Amalekites Destroyed. B. C. 1065. 1 Samuel also said unto Saul, The L ORD sent me t...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Who are particularly noted here, as also Malachi 11:8 , either as select persons of extraordinary strength and courage; or to commend that tribe, which, though the kingdom had been promised to the...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Campaign Against The Amalekites And His Sacrilege With Regard To The Devoted Things ( 1 Samuel 15:4-9 ). 1 Samuel 15:4 ‘ And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two h...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 15:4 . “Telaim.” Most likely the same as Telem ( Joshua 15:21 ; Joshua 15:24 ), a city lying on the eastern border of Judah, and therefore near the te...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 15 (with 1 Timothy 1:19 ) The story of Saul is among the saddest which Scripture anywhere contains. I. Notice first the singular elements of nobleness which are to be traced in his n...
1 Samuel 15:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 15:2 . I remember what Amalek did; Numbers 17:8 ; and what he has often repeated, in the effusion of innocent blood. He joined Midian, and the children of the east, in a bloody and unpro...
1 Samuel 15:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

FINAL REJECTION OF SAUL ( 1 Samuel 15:1-9 .) EXPOSITION DIVINE COMMAND TO PUNISH THE AMALEKITES , AND ITS EXECUTION BY SAUL ( 1 Samuel 15:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 15:1...
1 Samuel 15:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Unauthorized Action of Saul
1 Samuel 15:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 11:8 ; 1 Samuel 13:15 ; Joshua 15:24
1 Samuel 15:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice 1 Samuel 15:1-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Disobedience is black with the frown of God. Sin is the transgression of the Law. Disobedience is taking one's own way, as...

1 Samuel 15:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 15:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 15:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 15:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 15:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 15:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 15:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 15:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 15:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 15:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 15:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 15:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary