1 Samuel 14:46-52

46 Und Saul zog von der Verfolgung der Philister herauf, und die Philister zogen an ihren Ort.

47 Und Saul nahm das Königtum ein über Israel; und er stritt ringsum wider alle seine Feinde, wider Moab und wider die Kinder Ammon und wider Edom und wider die Könige von Zoba und wider die Philister; und überall, wohin er sich wandte, übte er Strafe.

48 Und er tat Mächtiges und schlug Amalek, und errettete Israel aus der Hand seines Plünderers.

49 Und die Söhne Sauls waren: Jonathan und Jischwi und Malkischua. Und die Namen seiner zwei Töchter: der Name der erstgeborenen war Merab, und der Name der jüngeren Michal.

50 Und der Name des Weibes Sauls war Achinoam, die Tochter Achimaaz'. Und der Name seines Heerobersten war Abner, der Sohn Ners, des Oheims Sauls;

51 denn Kis, der Vater Sauls, und Ner, der Vater Abners, waren Söhne Abiels.

52 Und der Streit war heftig wider die Philister alle Tage Sauls; und wenn Saul irgend einen streitbaren Mann und irgend einen Tapferen sah, so gesellte er ihn sich zu.

1 Samuel 14:46-52 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.