1 Samuel 13:17 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 13:17

And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,

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ASV

And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;

KJV

And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The spoilers - “The devastator:” the same word is used of the destroying Angel Exo 12:23. The verse describes the system adopted by the Philistines by which for a time they subjugated the Israelites. From their central camp at Michmash they sent out three bands to kill and lay waste and destroy.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

By these the land of Israel was both terrified and impoverished, and the Philistines were animated and enriched. This the sin of Israel brought upon them, Isa. xlii. The Israelites that take the field with Saul are unarmed, having only slings and clubs, not a sword or spear among them all, except what Saul and Jonathan themselves have,

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצֵ֧א	vai.ye.Tze'	and it came out	H3318 →
הַמַּשְׁחִ֛ית	ha.mash.Chit	the destroyer	H7843 →
מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה	mi.ma.cha.Neh	from [the] camp of	H4264 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	fe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה	she.lo.Shah	three	H7969 →
רָאשִׁ֑ים	ra.Shim	companies	H7218 →
הָרֹ֨אשׁ	ha.Rosh	the company	H7218 →
אֶחָ֥ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
יִפְנֶ֛ה	yif.Neh	it turned	H6437 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
דֶּ֥רֶךְ	De.rekh	[the] direction of	H1870 →
עָפְרָ֖ה	'a.fe.Rah	Ophrah	H6084 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֶ֥רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
שׁוּעָֽל׃	shu.'Al	Shual	H7777 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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1 Samuel 11:11
The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the…
leads to
- Judges 7:16
  And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.
- Genesis 22:14
  And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
- James 2:13
  For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Exodus 14:24
  At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
Through
1 Samuel 14:15
Then terror struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked and panic spread from God.
leads to
- Genesis 35:5
  As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
- 2 Samuel 5:24
  As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp…
- 2 Kings 7:6–7
  For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the…
- Exodus 19:18
  Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

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