Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side . But he told not his father.
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Gill's Exposition
Now it came to pass upon a day,.... At a certain time, a little after the garrison of the Philistines had made the movement, Sa1 13:23 and it is not to be taken strictly for the day time; for it is…
Barnes' Notes
Now ... - Rather “and,” since this verse is in immediate dependence upon the preceding. When Jonathan saw the garrison come out again and again, in defiance “of the armies of the living God,” at…
Adam Clarke
Come, and let us go over - This action of Jonathan was totally contrary to the laws of war; no military operation should be undertaken without the knowledge and command of the general. But it is…
We must here take notice,
I. Of the goodness of God in restraining the Philistines, who had a vast army of valiant men in the field, from falling upon that little handful of timorous trembling people…
Cambridge Bible
1Sa 14:1-15. Jonathan's deed of daring
1. that bare his armour A confidential attendant like the squireof the middle ages.
But he told not his father For fear lest he should forbid so hazardous an…
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