1 Samuel 14:47
When Saul began to rule over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side. He fought against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.
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46Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
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Genesis 19:37The firstborn gave birth to a son, and named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the Moabites of today.
Genesis 36:1These were the descendants of Esau (also called Edom).
Genesis 36:19These were the sons of Esau (who was known as Edom), and these were their chiefs.
1 Samuel 11:11The next day Saul put the people in three groups. They came into the middle of the camp during the morning watch, and they attacked and defeated the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
1 Samuel 13:1Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign; when he had reigned forty years over Israel,
2 Samuel 1:22From the blood of those who have been killed, 2 from the bodies of the mighty, 1 the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, 1 and the sword of Saul did not return empty. 1
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 →