1 Samuel 11:6

This time the Spirit of God came upon him, as upon the Judges before him, as a Spirit of supernatural energy and power.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 11:6

Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the Spirit of God (c) came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. (c) God gave him the spirit of strength and...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11. Saul Delivers Jabesh-gilead and Is Made King. (J) continues the ancient narrative, sequel to 1 Samuel 10:16 . Putting aside 1 Samuel...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the Spirit . Hebrew. ruach. App-9. God. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read " Jehovah ". Compare App-4. came . came...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. The Spirit of God came upon Saul - He felt himse...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul subdues the Ammonites This chapter is entirely in the spirit of the narratives in Judges; from 1 Samuel 11:15 , it seems to be independent o...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Cp. Judges 6:34 ; Judges 11:29 ; Judges 14:6 , etc., used of a sudden access of fierce patriotic zeal. Both cause and effect are slightly differen...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul. — Nothing, perhaps, could have moved Saul so deeply as this news respecting the distress of Jabesh-gilead; he...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XV. THE RELIEF OF JABESH-GILEAD. 1 Samuel 11:1-15 . PRIMITIVE though the state of society was in those days in Israel, we are hardly p...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the New King's Good Beginning 1 Samuel 11:1-15 A hundred years before, the Ammonites had been defeated by Jephthah; now they were beleaguering...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It would seem as though Saul, going down as he did to his house in Gibeah, did not take up the active responsibilities of the kingship until the Ammo...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) В¶ And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

COURAGE AND FORBEARANCE ‘The Spirit of God came upon Saul.’ 1 Samuel 11:6 Amid a weeping people the tidings of the fate of Jabesh were told...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings ,.... And filled him with pity and compassion to the inhabitants of Jabesh, and wit...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. Ver. 6. And the Spirit of God came upon Saul....
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The first test of Saul's prowess is made by Nahash, the Ammonite. His name means "serpent" and Ammon means "peoplish." This expression "peoplish" rem...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Distress of Jabesh-Gilead; Saul Succours Jabesh-Gilead. B. C. 1069....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Spirit of God came upon Saul, inspiring him suddenly with more than ordinary courage, and zeal, and resolution, to engage himself and the peopl...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 11:4 . “Told the tidings in the ears of the people.” Either they were not aware of the election of Sau...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:1 . Then Nahash. Septuagint: “Then within about a month Nahash, &c.” 1 Samuel 11:2 . That I may thrust out all your right eyes....
The Biblical Illustrator

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up. The immediate consequences of a national rejection of God In the opening verses of this chapter we see the re...
The Biblical Illustrator

His anger was greatly kindled. Divine indignation My subject is Divine indignation--its advantage, its characteristics, and its limitation. I...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

CONFIRMATION OF SAUL IN THE KINGDOM (1Sa 11:1-15; 1 Samuel 12:1-9 .). EXPOSITION THE DEFEAT OF THE AMMONITES ( 1 Samuel...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Summoning of the People
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, as upon the Judges in the preceding period of Israel's history, and his anger was...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 10:10 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 ; Ephesians 4:26 ; Exodus 32:19 ; Judges 11:29 ; Judges 13:25 ; Judges 14:6 ; Judges 3:10 ; Judges 6:34 ; M...

⁶ And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 11:6

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 11:6