Geneva Study Bible - 1 Samuel 14:48
14:48 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 commanded, De 25:17. read more
14:48 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 commanded, De 25:17. read more
14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, {u} and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters [were these]; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger {x} Michal:(u) Called also Abinadab, 1 Samuel 31:2.(x) Who was the wife of David, 1 Samuel 18:27. read more
14:50 And the name of Saul’s wife [was] Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host [was] {y} Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.(y) Whom Joab, David’s captain, slew 2 Samuel 3:27. read more
14:52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: {z} and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.(z) As Samuel had forewarned in 1 Samuel 8:11. read more
Jonathan had been acting for God at the time Saul had pronounced his prohibition, so that he was not there to hear it. With the end of his rod he dipped honey from a honeycomb. In eating it, his eyes were enlightened, which certainly involves a revival of strength. Honey is typical of the ministry of the Word of God. Just as the worker bees digest the nectar before storing the honey for the use of all the hive, so believers, meditating on the Word, digest it before presenting it to others in... read more
THE MONARCHY ON ITS WAY The period covered by these chapters is doubtless of some length, whose history is summed up in the closing verses of the second (v. 47-52). But there are special features reported in detail which constitute the substance of the lesson. THE RENDEZVOUS AT GILGAL (1 Samuel 13:1-4 ) Saul’s plan seems to have been not a large standing army but a small body- guard, divided between him and his son (1 Samuel 13:2 ), for the purpose of harassing the enemy in detachments.... read more
Saul's Early Efforts 1 Samuel 13:1; 1 Samuel 14:01 Samuel 14:0 IN these two chapters we have an opportunity of seeing how Saul betook himself to his kingly work. He did not rush upon his office in indecent haste. We have seen that after his anointing he returned to pursue his usual avocations, and that only upon receiving a special summons from men in distress did he arise to vindicate his true position in Israel. Having overthrown Nahash the Ammonite and received a renewal of the kingdom at... read more
"But he answered him not that day, 1 Samuel 14:37 . We are to think of silent days in providence. Saul had taken counsel of God, saying, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel?" The question was very simple and direct, and yet it pleased God to regard the inquiry with apparent neglect. This would be thought to be severe on the part of God in relation to Saul, if we ourselves had not passed through the same experience. There are some days when we... read more
"Thou shall surely die, Jonathan" 1 Samuel 14:44 . It is king Saul who speaks. Saul, like most men, could be intensely conscientious at times. Something had been done which had offended the king, and he proceeded to examine the people that he might know wherein the sin had been done, "For," said he, "as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." Afterwards the lot was taken. The lot fell between Saul and Jonathan; it was taken once more, and... read more
Geneva Study Bible - 1 Samuel 14:45
14:45 And the people said unto Saul, {s} Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: [as] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.(s) The people thought it their duty to rescue him, who out of ignorance had broken a rash law, and by whom they had received so great a benefit. read more