1 Samuel 14:47
So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines; and whithersoever he turned himself, he put them to the worse.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
46Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
Cross References
Genesis 19:37And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab — the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
Genesis 36:1Now these are the generations of Esau — the same is Edom.
Genesis 36:19These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs; the same is Edom.
1 Samuel 11:11And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
1 Samuel 13:1Saul was — years old when he began to reign; and two years he reigned over Israel.
2 Samuel 1:22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 14:37-47
Jonathan Condemned to Die; Jonathan Rescued. ( b. c. 1067.) 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. 38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief… Read the whole commentary →