1 Samuel 28:4

4 The Philistines came together and made camp at Shunem. Saul gathered all the Israelites and made camp at Gilboa.

1 Samuel 28:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 28:4

And the Philistines gathered themselves together
From different parts, and formed a considerable army:

and came and pitched in Shunem;
a city, in the borders of the tribe of Issachar, of which (See Gill on Joshua 19:18);

and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa;
a range of mountains, near Jezreel, and which Jerom ^F2 calls the mountains of the Philistines, six miles from Scythopolis, where there is a large village called Gelbus.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 De loc. Heb fol. 92. D.

1 Samuel 28:4 In-Context

2 David answered, "You will see for yourself what I, your servant, can do!" Achish said, "Fine, I'll make you my permanent bodyguard."

3 Now Samuel was dead, and all the Israelites had shown their sadness for him. They had buried Samuel in his hometown of Ramah. And Saul had forced out the mediums and fortune-tellers from the land.

4 The Philistines came together and made camp at Shunem. Saul gathered all the Israelites and made camp at Gilboa.

5 When he saw the Philistine army, he was afraid, and his heart pounded with fear.

6 He prayed to the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him through dreams, Urim, or prophets.