1 Samuel 13:22 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 13:22

So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.

BSB

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ASV

So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

KJV

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

So it came to pass in the day of battle,.... When that drew near, and they were called to it, and obliged to fight or flee, or surrender: that there were neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: which was not owing to their leaving them behind in the camp, or casting them away from them through fear, as they followed Saul with trembling, but to the cause now mentioned.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They put down all the smiths' shops, transplanted the smiths into their own country, and forbade any Israelite, under severe penalties, to exercise the trade or mystery of working in brass or iron, though they had rich mines of both ( Deut. viii. 9 ) in such plenty that it was said of Asher, his shoes shall be iron and brass, Deut. xxxiii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

In the day of battle - these was neither sword nor spear - But if the Israelites enjoyed such profound peace and undisturbed dominion under Samuel, how is it that they were totally destitute of arms, a state which argues the lowest circumstances of oppression and vassalage? In answer to this we may observe, that the bow and the sling were the principal arms of the Israelites; for these they needed no smith: the most barbarous nations, who have never seen iron, have nevertheless bows and arrows; the arrow heads generally made of flint.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָה֙	ve.ha.Yah	and it was	H1961 →
בְּי֣וֹם	be.Yom	on a day of	H3117 →
מִלְחֶ֔מֶת	mil.Che.met	battle	H4421 →
וְלֹ֨א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
נִמְצָ֜א	nim.Tza'	it was found	H4672 →
חֶ֤רֶב	Che.rev	a sword	H2719 →
וַחֲנִית֙	va.cha.Nit	and a spear	H2595 →
בְּיַ֣ד	be.Yad	in [the] hand of	H3027 →
כָּל־	kol-	any of	H3605 →
הָעָ֔ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
אֶת־	'et-	[was] with	H854 →
שָׁא֖וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and with	H854 →
יוֹנָתָ֑ן	yo.na.Tan	Jonathan	H3129 →
וַתִּמָּצֵ֣א	va.ti.ma.Tze'	and it was found	H4672 →
לְשָׁא֔וּל	le.sha.'Ul	to Saul	H7586 →
וּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ן	u.le.yo.na.Tan	and to Jonathan	H3129 →
בְּנֽוֹ׃	be.No	son his	H1121 →

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Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:7–8
  “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4–5
  The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- 1 Corinthians 2:4–5
  My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
- Psalms 33:16
  No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Isaiah 11:2–4
  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Through
1 Samuel 17:47
And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our…
leads to
- Psalms 44:6–7
  For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
- Zechariah 4:6
  So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Hosea 1:7
  Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

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Where the connections lead

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