1 Samuel 14:48

Smote the Amalekites; which is here mentioned only in the general, but is particularly described in the next chapter.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he gathered an host, and smote the (t) Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. (t) As the Lord had commande...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

In this section the editor gives a concluding summary concerning Saul as king, before narrating his deposition in the next chapter. In the editor's e...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

an host . Hebrew "power". Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, put for the army which manifested the power. Or, it may be rendered "he w...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. Smote the Amalekites - This war i...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. No JFB commentary on this...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Gathered an host] RV 'did valiantly.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Smote the Amalekites. — Out of the many wars the king waged, this war with Amalek is singled out, for in the new development of Hebrew power by whi...
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...
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...
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

(47) В¶ So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he gathered an host ,.... A large army; for after the battle with the Ammonites he disbanded his army, and sent them home, retaining only 3000 m...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. Ver. 48. And he gathered a hos...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Saul took the kingdom That is, resumed the administration of it, after he had, in a manner, lost it by the Philistines, who had almost got the enti...
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

The Amalekites Destroyed. B. C. 1067. ...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Summary Of Saul's Earlier Reign And Its Successes And Of His Close Family ( 1 Samuel 14:47-52 ). Having demonstrated both Saul's partial success...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 14:47 . “So Saul took the kingdom.” “As Saul had first of all secured a recognition of himself as king on the part of all the tribes of I...
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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION JONATHAN 'S DANGER AND DELIVERANCE ( 1 Samuel 14:36-9 ). 1 Samuel 14:36 Let us go down after the Philistines by night....
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul's Campaigns
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he gathered an host, he increased in strength and made his power felt, and smote the Amalekites, the desert tribes in the South, and delivered...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:3-7 ; Deuteronomy 25:19 ; Exodus 17:14

⁴⁸ And he gatheredl an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 14:48

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

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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:48