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King James Version

1 Samuel 28:5

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Familiar Spirits;   Samuel;   Saul;   Thompson Chain Reference - Host;   Righteous-Wicked;   Saul, King of Israel;   Worldly;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fear, Unholy;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Endor;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Saul, king of israel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Descent into Hell (Hades);   War, Holy War;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Magic;   Saul;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Saul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   En-Dor;   Eschatology;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Descent into Hades;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Necromancer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Magic;   Saul;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - War;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Endor, the Witch of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was afraid and his heart pounded.
Hebrew Names Version
When Sha'ul saw the host of the Pelishtim, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
Lexham English Bible
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
English Standard Version
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
New Century Version
When he saw the Philistine army, he was afraid, and his heart pounded with fear.
New English Translation
When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was absolutely terrified.
Amplified Bible
When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and badly shaken.
New American Standard Bible
When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistims, he was afraid, & his heart was sore astonied.
Legacy Standard Bible
Saul saw the camp of the Philistines and was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
Contemporary English Version
Saul took one look at the Philistine army and started shaking with fear.
Complete Jewish Bible
When Sha'ul saw the army of the P'lishtim, he became afraid — it struck terror in his heart.
Darby Translation
And when Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul saw the Philistine army, and he was afraid. His heart pounded with fear.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
Good News Translation
When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was terrified,
Literal Translation
And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and his heart trembled and he greatly feared.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan Saul sawe the hoost of the Philistynes, he was afrayed, and his hert was discoraged,
American Standard Version
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
Bible in Basic English
And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Saul sawe the hoast of the Philistines, he was afrayde, & his heart was sore astonied.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
King James Version (1611)
And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was alarmed, and his heart was greatly dismayed.
English Revised Version
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
Berean Standard Bible
When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul siy the castels of Filisteis, and he dredde, and his herte dredde greetli.
Young's Literal Translation
and Saul seeth the camp of the Philistines, and feareth, and his heart trembleth greatly,
Update Bible Version
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
World English Bible
When Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
New King James Version
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
New Living Translation
When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear.
New Life Bible
When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid. His heart shook with much fear.
New Revised Standard
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled exceedingly.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul saw the army of the Philistines, and was afraid, and his heart was very much dismayed.
Revised Standard Version
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.

Contextual Overview

1 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. 2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 6 And when Saul enquired of the Lord , the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he was afraid: Job 15:21, Job 18:11, Psalms 48:5, Psalms 48:6, Psalms 73:19, Proverbs 10:24, Isaiah 7:2, Isaiah 21:3, Isaiah 21:4, Isaiah 57:20, Isaiah 57:21, Daniel 5:6

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 28:20 - sore afraid Ezekiel 20:31 - and shall Acts 9:6 - trembling

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines,.... From the mountains of Gilboa, where he had pitched his camp:

he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled; on sight of the numbers of them, and thinking perhaps of the death of Samuel, and of the loss of David; who was now among the Philistines, and might possibly fight against him, and for the Philistines, of which he might be informed; however, he was not with him, and his conscience might accuse him of various sins he had been guilty of, for which he might fear the Lord would now reckon with him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 28:5. When Saul saw — He saw from the superiority of his enemies, from the state of his army, and especially from his own state towards God, that he had every thing to fear.


 
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