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1 Samuel 14:46

1 Samuel 14:46
Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then Saul went up from following the Philistines,.... Returned home to his own city, finding that he could get no answer from the Lord, whether he should pursue further or not, and losing the time and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 14:36-46

Here is, I. Saul's boasting against the Philistines. He proposed, as soon as his soldiers had got their suppers, to pursue them all night, and not leave a man of them, Sa1 14:36. Here he showed much…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

1 Samuel 14:36-46

The consequence of Jonathan's transgression

36. Let us draw near hither unto God Ahijah checks Saul's impulse, reminding him that it was necessary first to ascertain the will of God. Perhaps he felt…