1 Samuele 14:2

2 E Saulle se ne stava all’estremità del colle, sotto un melagrano ch’era in Migron; e la gente ch’era con lui era d’intorno a seicent’uomini.

1 Samuele 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 Samuele 14:2 In-Context

1 OR avvenne un dì che Gionatan, figliuolo di Saulle, disse al fante che portava le sue armi: Vieni, passiamo alla guernigione de’ Filistei, ch’è di là. E non lo fece assapere a suo padre.

2 E Saulle se ne stava all’estremità del colle, sotto un melagrano ch’era in Migron; e la gente ch’era con lui era d’intorno a seicent’uomini.

3 Ed Ahia, figliuolo di Ahitub, fratello d’Icabod, figliuolo di Finees, figliuolo d’Eli, Sacerdote del Signore, in Silo, portava l’Efod. E il popolo non sapeva che Gionatan fosse andato là.

4 Ora, fra i passi, per li quali Gionatan cercava di passare alla guernigione de’ Filistei, v’era una punta di rupe di qua, e un’altra di là; l’una si chiamava Boses, e l’altra Sene.

5 L’una di queste punte era posta dal lato settentrionale, dirincontro a Micmas; e l’altra dal lato meridionale, dirincontro a Ghibea.