1 Samuel 14:2

2 Saul aber blieb zu Gibea am Ende unter einem Granatbaum, der in der Vorstadt war; und des Volks, das bei ihm war, waren bei sechshundert Mann.

1 Samuel 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:2

And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah
Not daring to go out against the Philistines, but remained in the furthest part of Gibeah, at the greatest distance from the camp of the Philistines, in the strongest part of the city, or deeply entrenched in the outer, part of it in the field:

under a pomegranate tree;
where were his headquarters; his tent or pavilion was erected under a large spreading pomegranate, which protected him from the heat of the sun: or

under Rimmon;
the rock Rimmon; under the shelter of that, and in the caverns of it; where a like number of Benjaminites he now had with him formerly hid themselves, ( Judges 20:47 )

which is in Migron;
a part of Gibeah, or rather of the field of Gibeah, so called; for near it it certainly was; and is also mentioned along with Michmash, and as lying in the way of the march of Sennacherib king of Assyria, to Jerusalem, ( Isaiah 10:28 )

and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;
which is observed to show that no addition was made to his little army; it was the same it was when he came thither, the people did not flock to his assistance, being in fear of the army of the Philistines, which was so powerful; see ( 1 Samuel 13:15 ) .

1 Samuel 14:2 In-Context

1 Es begab sich eines Tages, daß Jonathan, der Sohn Sauls, sprach zu seinem Knaben, der sein Waffenträger war: Komm, laß und hinübergehen zu der Philister Wache, die da drüben ist! und sagte es seinem Vater nicht an.

2 Saul aber blieb zu Gibea am Ende unter einem Granatbaum, der in der Vorstadt war; und des Volks, das bei ihm war, waren bei sechshundert Mann.

3 Und Ahia, der Sohn Ahitobs, des Bruders Ikabods, des Sohnes Pinehas, des Sohnes Elis, des Priesters des HERRN zu Silo, trug den Leibrock. Das Volk wußte auch nicht, daß Jonathan war hingegangen.

4 Es waren aber an dem Wege, da Jonathan versuchte hinüberzugehen zu der Philister Wache, zwei spitze Felsen, einer diesseits, der andere jenseits; der eine hieß Bozez, der andere Sene. {~}

5 Und einer sah von Mitternacht gegen Michmas und der andere von Mittag gegen Geba. {~}