1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:1 Saul moves from trying to use the Philistines to kill David to actually ordering him killed. Jonathan brings about a reconciliation between Saul and David, but David finally flees the court permanently. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:4 Jonathan appeals to Saul the KING on the basis of a king’s obligation to do justice (see 1 Samuel 25:31). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:5 TOOK HIS LIFE IN HIS HAND. Jonathan reminds Saul that David has risked his life for Israel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:9 HARMFUL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD. See note on 16:14. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:10 DAVID FLED AND ESCAPED also in vv. 1 Samuel 19:12, 1 Samuel 19:18. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:13 The IMAGE here was of human size and shape; contrast Laban’s smaller household gods in Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:34. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:14 HE IS SICK. The author does not pass judgment on Michal’s apparently deceptive response (compare note on Joshua 2:4). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:19 NAIOTH may refer to a shepherds’ camp in RAMAH, 10–15 miles (16–24 km) north of Bethlehem. It was common for groups of prophets to live in such settlements. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:20 THEY ALSO PROPHESIED (twice in these verses) probably means that Saul’s messengers uttered words of prayer and praise to God as well as correction for each other, under the influence of the SPIRIT OF GOD. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for ... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:23 HE TOO PROPHESIED BEFORE SAMUEL. The earlier question, “Who is their father?” (1 Samuel 10:12), is answered by Samuel’s presence as “head” over the prophets (see 1 Samuel 19:20). The SPIRIT OF GOD came on Saul to take away his self-control and turn his hostility to pr... [ Continue Reading ]