Deuteronomy 9:28; Exodus 3:8; Matthew 3:4; Matthew 3:5; Numbers 13:27
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...
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...
the ground. Hebrew "the face (i.e. surface) of the ground". Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6.
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...
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...
Jonathan's Exploit. The Battle of Michmash. A Summary of Saul's Reign 3. Ahiah] RV 'Ahijah,' probably merely another form of Ahimelech ( 1 Samuel...
All they of the land ] Heb. 'all the land.' Saul's success had made all the country rise against the foreigners.
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...
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...
Victory Shadowed by Saul's Errors 1 Samuel 14:16-35 Saul's unwise prohibition had a terrible sequel: first, in the exhaustion of his troops; an...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Saul's Rash Oath. B. C. 1067. 24 And...
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 Ge...
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...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 14:18 . “Bring hither the ark of God. ” “Many expositors, thinking it extremely improbable that the ark...
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...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION JONATHAN SMITES THE PHILISTINE GAR - BISON ( 1 Samuel 14:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 14:1 Now it came to pass upon a day. Liter...
Saul's Unwise Adjuration
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...
25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.