1 Samuel 14:20

Contextual Overview

¹⁶When Saul’s watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, they saw the panicking troops scattering in every direction. ¹⁶ The watchmen of Sha'ul in Gevah of Binyamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went [here] and there. ¹⁶ And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. ¹⁶ And the lookouts of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin saw that the multitude surged back and forth. ¹⁶ And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude was dispersing here and there. ¹⁶ Saul's guards were at Gibeah in the land of Benjamin when they saw the Philistine soldiers running in every direction. ¹⁶ Saul's watchmen at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin looked on as the crowd of soldiers seemed to melt away first in one direction and then in another. ¹⁶Saul's watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away and they went here and there. ¹⁶ Now Saul's watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude dissolved; they went here and there. ¹⁶ Then the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Beniamin sawe: and beholde, the multitude was discomfited, and smitten as they went.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

assembled themselves: Heb. were cried together

every man's: 1 Samuel 14:16, Judges 7:22, 2 Chronicles 20:23, Isaiah 9:19-21, Isaiah 19:2

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:20 - vexation 1 Samuel 7:13 - against 1 Samuel 30:10 - so faint 1 Kings 20:21 - went out 2 Chronicles 20:22 - to sing and to Isaiah 9:21 - Ephraim Ezekiel 38:21 - every

Cross-References

Genesis 9:26
He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; Let Kana`an be his servant.

Genesis 9:26
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Genesis 9:26
Then he said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem, and let Canaan be a slave to them.

Genesis 9:26
Noah also said, "May the Lord , the God of Shem, be praised! May Canaan be Shem's slave.

Genesis 9:26
He also said, "Worthy of praise is the Lord , the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!

Genesis 9:26
He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

Genesis 9:26
He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.

Genesis 9:26
He said moreouer, blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and let Canaan be his seruant.

Genesis 9:26
And he said,"Blessed be Yahweh,The God of Shem;And let Canaan be his servant.

Genesis 9:26
I ask the Lord my God to bless Shem and make Canaan his slave.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul, and all the people that were with him, assembled themselves,.... The six hundred men that were with him, unless we can suppose the 1000 that had been with Jonathan in Gibeah were here still, see 1 Samuel 13:2

and they came to the battle; to the field of battle, the place where the army of the Philistines had lain encamped:

and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow; taking one another for Hebrews, or treacherous and disaffected persons; so that, though the Israelites had neither swords nor spears, they needed none, for the Philistines destroyed one another with their own swords; and there was a

very great discomfiture; noise, tumult, confusion, slaughter, and destruction.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Assembled themselves - See marg. Many versions give the sense “shouted,” which is far preferable, and only requires a different punctuation.