1 Samuel 28:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. ”

1 Samuel 28:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 is continued by 1 Samuel 29:1 ; the connexion is broken by the insertion of 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . Saul and the Witch of Endor. This section interrupts the connexion; moreover,...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. When Saul saw - He saw from the superiority of his enemies, from the state of his army, and especially fr...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. And when Saul saw ... he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. There is in this description...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul and the Witch of Endor 1 Samuel 28:3-25 come from another document and interrupt the connexion, as will be seen if the account is read without them. In order of time their proper position i...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He was afraid. — There is no doubt that Saul was discouraged when he viewed the enemy’s ranks from the eminence of Gilboa. They were far more numerous than he had expected. But the real reason of h...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXIV. SAUL AT ENDOR. 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . FOR a considerable time Saul had been drifting along like a crippled vessel at sea, a melancholy example of a man forsaken of God. But as his d...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Resorting to a Familiar Spirit 1 Samuel 28:1-14 This chapter records the climax to which Saul's sins led, and which sealed his fate. See 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 . He went back to that which he h...
1 Samuel 28:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is strange how this story has been made to serve in defense of things occult, which, as a matter of fact, it condemns. Let it be carefully read, and it becomes perfectly patent that this woman had...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. (5) And when Saul saw the host of the Philisti...
1 Samuel 28:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines ,.... From the mountains of Gilboa, where he had pitched his camp: he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled ; on sight of the numbers of them, an...
1 Samuel 28:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. Ver. 5. He was afraid. ] "The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness surpriseth the hypocrites": and...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

His heart greatly trembled When he saw their numbers, their orders, and their appointments, he judged himself to be greatly overpowered, and fell into great terror upon the prospect. Had he kept cl...
1 Samuel 28:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The inevitable conflict between Israel and the Philistines arises again, and David finds himself in an unpleasant situation Achish tells him that he and his men must accompany Achish to fight against...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Philistines Make War on Israel. B. C. 1055. 1 And it came to pass in those days, tha...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Saul saw the host from Mount Gilboa, 1 Samuel 31:1 . His heart greatly trembled; partly, from the greatness and resoluteness of the host of the Philistines, who were the aggressors; partly, from...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Consults A Necromancer And Samuel Appears To Him ( 1 Samuel 28:3-19 ). Having been unable to obtain any response from God, Saul, in desperation, determined to turn to a necromancer. It would,...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 28:1 . “Know thou assuredly.” Some expositors regard these words of Achish as designed to try David: others think they express the entire confidence whic...
1 Samuel 28:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:4 . Shunem, in the tribe of Issachar, not far from mount Hermon. 1 Samuel 28:7 . A woman that hath a familiar spirit: a mistress of OB. See Deuteronomy 18:11 . The LXX read pytho...
1 Samuel 28:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Night preceding battle As the flash of lightning reveals the hidden scenery around, so the reception of momento...
1 Samuel 28:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DOWNFALL AND DEATH OF SAUL ( CHS . 28-31.) THE PHILISTINES GATHER TOGETHER FOR WAR . DISTRESS OF SAUL , AND VISIT TO THE WITCH OF ENDOR ( 1 Samuel 28:1-9 .)...
1 Samuel 28:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Consultation with the Witch
1 Samuel 28:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 5:6 ; Isaiah 21:3 ; Isaiah 21:4 ; Isaiah 57:20 ; Isaiah 57:21 ; Isaiah 7:2 ; Job 15:21 ; Job 18:11 ; Proverbs 10:24 ; Psalms 48:5 ; Psalms 48:6 ; Psalms 73:19
1 Samuel 28:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He trembled — Had he kept close to God, he needed not fear all the armies of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 28:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 28:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 28:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 28:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 28:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 28:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 28:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 28:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 28:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes