1 Samuel 14:52 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 14:52

And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

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ASV

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

KJV

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

When Saul saw any strong man - This was very politic. He thus continued to recruit his army with strong and effective men.

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He had little reason to be proud of his royal dignity, nor had any of his neighbours cause to envy him, for he had little enjoyment of himself after he took the kingdom. He could not vex his enemies without some vexation to himself, such thorns are crowns quilted with.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתְּהִ֤י	va.te.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙	ha.mil.cha.Mah	the war	H4421 →
חֲזָקָ֣ה	cha.za.Kah	severe	H2389 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
כֹּ֖ל	kol	all	H3605 →
יְמֵ֣י	ye.Mei	[the] days of	H3117 →
שָׁא֑וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וְרָאָ֨ה	ve.ra.'Ah	and he saw	H7200 →
שָׁא֜וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
אִ֤ישׁ	'ish	man	H376 →
גִּבּוֹר֙	gi.bOr	mighty	H1368 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and every	H3605 →
בֶּן־	ben-	son of	H1121 →
חַ֔יִל	Cha.yil	strength	H2428 →
וַיַּאַסְפֵ֖הוּ	vai.ya.'as.Fe.hu	and he gathered him	H622 →
אֵלָֽיו׃ ס	'e.Lav	to himself	H413 →

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When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
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  You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
- 1 Timothy 5:21
  I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- Nehemiah 7:2
  Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- 2 Chronicles 19:5–6
  He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
- Judges 8:22–23
  Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
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1 Samuel 8:11
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of…
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- 1 Samuel 10:25
  Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own…
- Deuteronomy 17:14–20
  When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like…
- 2 Samuel 15:1
  Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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