Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 14:47-52
1 Samuel 14:47. “So Saul took the kingdom.” “As Saul had first of all secured a recognition of himself as king on the part of all the tribes of Israel by his victories over the Ammonites at Jabesh (1 Samuel 11:12), so it was through the victory which he had gained over the Philistines, and by which these obstinate foes of Israel were driven back into their own land, that he first acquired the kingship over Israel, i.e., first really secured the regal authority over the Israelites.… The war... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 14:17-46
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 1 Samuel 14:18. “Bring hither the ark of God.” “Many expositors, thinking it extremely improbable that the ark had been removed from Kirjath-jearim, where it was afterwards found by David (2 Samuel 6:2-3), regard the Hebrew text as here incorrect, and follow the Septuagint reading of ephod. It must, however, be remembered that the Chaldee, the Syriac, the Arabic, and the Vulgate support the authorised version. It has been remarked that if Saul had spoken of the ark... read more