1 Samuel 14:25

All they of the land, Heb. all the land, i.e. the people of the land; as it is explained below, 1 Samuel 14:29; and so the word is taken Genesis 41:57. All the Israelites who were with Saul.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All they of the land - literally, all the land, probably meaning all those named in 1 Samuel 14:21-22 , who now flocked to the wood as a rendezv...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

In order to propitiate Yahweh and secure His continued assistance, Saul had laid a solemn taboo upon the people, forbidding them to take food till ni...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the ground. Hebrew "the face (i.e. surface) of the ground". Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. There was honey upon the ground - There were many wild bees in that c...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. All they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey. The h...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

All they of the land ] Heb. 'all the land.' Saul's success had made all the country rise against the foreigners.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And all they of the land came to a wood. — In the wilder parts of the land the old woods were not yet cleared. There seems to have been once in tha...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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 deg...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And all they of the land came to a wood ,.... Which lay between Bethaven and Aijalon; by whom are meant not all the inhabitants of the land of Israe...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And all [they of] the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. Ver. 25. And there was honey upon the ground. ] Wild honey (such a...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

All they of the land The six hundred that were with Saul, and who were now engaged in the pursuit of the Philistines, are chiefly intended here. Ma...
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 b...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Men Are Hindered By A Rash Oath Made By Saul, While Jonathan Who Knew Nothing Of It Breaks The Oath ( 1 Samuel 14:23-31 a). The contrast b...
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...
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 diffic...
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 wit...
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, s...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul's Unwise Adjuration
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And all they of the land, namely, those who had now joined the forces of Saul, came to a wood, into a forested section of the hills; and there was...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 9:28 ; Exodus 3:8 ; Matthew 3:4 ; Matthew 3:5 ; Numbers 13:27

²⁵ And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 14:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the 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

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 14:25