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

Bible Comments

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 of Saul's emotions a paranomasia, play on the name of the place, which was called 'the well or spring of Harod,' from the fear and trembling which once at that spot seized the army of Gideon (Judges 7:3).

1 Samuel 28:5

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