The words “some of,” which are the emphatic words in the King James Version, as distinguishing those who crossed the Jordan from those who hid themselves, are not in the Hebrew at all. The “Hebrews” seem to be distinguished from the “men of Israel” in 1 Samuel 13:6. (Compare 1 Samuel 14:21.)
6. THE FIRST FAILURE OF SAUL AND ITS RESULTS CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The failure of Saul (1 Samuel 13:1)_ 2. Samuel's sentence (1 Samuel 13:10) 3. Israel's deplorable condition (1 Samuel 13:15)
1 SAMUEL 13, 14. SAUL'S EARLY STRUGGLES WITH THE PHILISTINES. (J), chiefly from the ancient narrative concerning Saul. Editorial notes, or additions from other sources, are 1 Samuel 13:1; 1 Samuel 7_...
THE HEBREWS WENT OVER. Figure of speech _Paronomasia (Revelation 6; Revelation 6_), _`ibrim `abru._...
some of the _Hebrews_ The soundness of the text is rendered doubtful by the peculiarity of the construction, and the use of the term "Hebrews" without apparent reason. The Sept., changing the vowels o...
THE COUNTER-ATTACK OF THE PHILISTINES. 1 SAMUEL 13:5-7 5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the...
_AND SOME OF THE HEBREWS WENT OVER JORDAN TO THE LAND OF GAD AND GILEAD. AS FOR SAUL, HE WAS YET IN GILGAL, AND ALL THE PEOPLE FOLLOWED HIM TREMBLING._ And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the...
SAUL'S WAR AGAINST THE PHILISTINES 1. The age of Saul at his accession has fallen out of the text and also one of the two numbers representing the length of his reign. Our present text is 'Saul was.....
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 13 JONATHAN ATTACKS THE *PHILISTINES V1 Saul was 30 years old when he became king. He was the king of *Israel for 42 years. V2 Saul chose 300...
וְ עִבְרִ֗ים עָֽבְרוּ֙ אֶת ־הַ יַּרְדֵּ֔ן אֶ֥
CHAPTER XVIII _ SAUL AND SAMUEL AT GILGAL_ 1 Samuel 13:1. THE first thing that claims our attention in connection with this chapter is the question of dates involved in the first verse. In the Autho...
SAUL'S FIRST ACT OF FOLLY 1 Samuel 13:1 The story of a great tragedy! Here was the overcasting of a bright sunrise. The king was certainly subjected to a tremendous test. He had been bidden to wait u...
There is some difficulty concerning the opening sentences of this chapter. Some words seem to be omitted, which make it difficult to place the events recorded in their chronological setting. The Autho...
And [some of] the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of (f) Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he [was] yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. (f) Where the two tribes and the half rem...
Hebrews. Septuagint, "the people, who came over, (the river) crossed the Jordan." (Haydock) --- The title of Hebrews, "passengers," seems to be applied to those who lived on the east side of the river...
(5) And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they...
We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
Saul reigns two years. He then selects three thousand men: two thousand are with him, and one with Jonathan. Jonathan, a man of faith, acts with energy against the enemies of God's people, and smites...
AND SOME OF THE HEBREWS WENT OVER JORDAN TO THE LAND OF GAD AND GILEAD,.... As far off as they could from the Philistines, who lay on the west of the land of Israel, and these countries were to the ea...
And [some of] the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he [was] yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. Ver. 7. _And all the people followed him trem...
_Some of the Hebrews went over Jordan_ They fled as far as they could from the present danger, even into the country of the two tribes and a half. _All the people followed him trembling_ That is, all...
1 Sauls selected band. 3 Hee calleth the Hebrewes to Gilgal against the Philistines, whose garrison Ionathan had smitten. 5 The Philistines great hoste. 6 The distresse of the Israelites. 8 Saul w...
And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead, the territory of the two and one half tribes. AS FOR SAUL, HE WAS YET IN GILGAL, in the lowlands near Jordan, AND ALL THE PEOPLE...
THE INVASION OF THE PHILISTINES...
Hebrew scholars consider that either something is missing from verse 1 in the Hebrew manuscripts or that the whole verse was not originally in the text. After Saul's victory at Jabesh-Gilead he sent m...
FOLLOWED HIM TREMBLING: _ Heb._ trembled after him...
1-7 Saul reigned one year, and nothing particular happened; but in his second year the events recorded in this chapter took place. For above a year he gave the Philistine time to prepare for war, and...
ALL THE PEOPLE, to wit, his whole army, opposed to the common people, 1 SAMUEL 13:6....
1 Samuel 13:7 Hebrews H5680 over H5674 (H8804) Jordan H3383 land H776 Gad H1410 Gilead H1568 Saul H7586 Gilgal...
CONTENTS: The self-will of Saul. He intrudes into the priests office. His divine rejection announced. CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Saul, Jonathan. CONCLUSION: Some lay great stress upon the external per...
1 Samuel 13:1. _One year two years._ The Seventy have not translated this verse. Something is wanting to fill up the sense; and it is supposed to be, that Saul was so many years of age when he began t...
_Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel._ AGGRESSION UPON THE CAMP OF EVIL The spiritual application of this incident teaches us that every man in the Church is a soldier acting under Divine lea...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 13:1 In preparing for battle, Saul disobeys God’s commands given through Samuel. God cannot endure such a king over Israel. ⇐...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 13:7 LAND OF GAD AND GILEAD. Or “land of Gad, that is, Gilead.” ⇐...
1 Samuel 13:1. A literal rendering of the Hebrew text in this verse would stand thus—_Saul was years old when he began to reign, and he reigned, and two years over Israel_. The Hebrew numerals have ev...
SAUL'S PROBATION AND FAILURE (CHS. 13-15.). EXPOSITION WAR AGAINST THE PHILISTINES (verse 1-14:46). 1 SAMUEL 13:1 Saul's age and length of reign. SAUL REIGNED ONE YEAR. This verse lit
Now Saul reigned for one year over Israel; and in the second year of his reign, He chose three thousand men of Israel; and he took two thousand under his command in Michmash and a thousand were given...
Deuteronomy 20:8; Deuteronomy 28:25; Deuteronomy 3:12; Hosea 11:10;...
All the people — That is, all that were left....