1 Samuël 14:47-52

47 Toen nam Saul het koninkrijk over Israel in; en hij streed rondom tegen al zijn vijanden, tegen Moab, en tegen de kinderen Ammons, en tegen Edom, en tegen de koningen van Zoba, en tegen de Filistijnen; en overal, waar hij zich wendde, oefende hij straf.

48 En hij handelde dapper, en hij sloeg de Amalekieten, en hij redde Israel uit de hand desgenen, die hem beroofde.

49 De zonen van Saul nu waren: Jonathan, en Isvi, en Malchi-sua; en de namen zijner twee dochteren waren deze: de naam der eerstgeborenen was Merab, en de naam der kleinste Michal.

50 En de naam van Sauls huisvrouw was Ahinoam, een dochter van Ahimaaz; en de naam van zijn krijgsoverste was Abner, een zoon van Ner, Sauls oom.

51 En Kis was Sauls vader, en Ner, Abners vader, was een zoon van Abiel.

52 En er was een sterke krijg tegen de Filistijnen al de dagen van Saul; daarom alle helden en alle kloeke mannen, die Saul zag, die vergaderde hij tot zich.

1 Samuël 14:47-52 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 14

This chapter gives an account of an adventure of Jonathan and his armourbearer smiting a garrison of the Philistines, 1Sa 14:1-14, which with other circumstances struck terror into the whole army; which being observed by Saul's spies, he and his men went out against them, and being joined by others, pursued them, and obtained a complete victory, 1Sa 14:15-23, but what sullied the glory of the day was a rash oath of Saul's, adjuring the people not to eat any food till evening which Jonathan not hearing of ignorantly broke, 1Sa 14:24-31 and which long fasting made the people so ravenous, that they slew their cattle, and ate them with the blood, contrary to the law of God, for which they were reproved by Saul, 1Sa 14:32-34, upon which he built an altar, and inquired of the Lord whether he should pursue the Philistines all that night till morning, but had no answer; which made him conclude sin was committed, and which he inquired after, declaring that if it was his own son Jonathan that had committed it he should surely die, 1Sa 14:35-39, the people being silent, he cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonathan; who had it not been for the resolution of the people that rescued him out of his hands, because of the great salvation he had wrought, must have died, 1Sa 14:40-46 and the chapter is cited with an account of Saul's battles with the neighbouring nations in general, and of his family, 1Sa 14:47-52.