1 Samuel 13:6

Contextual Overview

¹ Saul was ... years old when he began to reign; And he reigned two years over Israel. ¹ Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years. ¹ Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years over Israel. ¹ Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king over Israel forty-two years. ¹ Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] years. ¹ Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, ¹ Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, ¹Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty-two years over Israel. ¹ Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, ¹ Saul was a child of o yeer whanne he bigan to regne; forsothe he regnede on Israel twei yeer.

Bible Verse Review
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in a strait: Exodus 14:10-12, Joshua 8:20, Judges 10:9, Judges 20:41, 2 Samuel 24:14, Philippians 1:23

in caves: 1 Samuel 14:11, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 24:3, Judges 6:2, Isaiah 42:22, Hebrews 11:38

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:16 - in a cave Judges 2:15 - greatly 1 Samuel 7:7 - afraid 1 Samuel 13:15 - about six 1 Samuel 14:22 - hid themselves 1 Samuel 17:24 - him 1 Samuel 31:7 - they forsook the cities 1 Kings 20:4 - I am thine 2 Kings 13:7 - fifty horsemen 2 Kings 14:9 - The thistle 1 Chronicles 10:7 - then they 1 Chronicles 17:10 - And since 2 Chronicles 15:5 - no peace 2 Chronicles 33:11 - among the thorns Psalms 60:1 - scattered Isaiah 2:19 - And they Jeremiah 4:29 - they shall go Jeremiah 41:9 - because of Gedaliah Jeremiah 48:28 - leave Jeremiah 49:8 - dwell Ezekiel 33:27 - in the caves Hosea 9:6 - they Nahum 3:11 - thou shalt be hid Revelation 6:15 - hid

Cross-References

Genesis 13:6
so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,

Genesis 13:6
And the land wasn't able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 13:6
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together,

Genesis 13:6
But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

Genesis 13:6
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 13:6
The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.

Genesis 13:6
Now the land was not able to support them [that is, sustain all their grazing and water needs] while they lived near one another, for their possessions were too great for them to stay together.

Genesis 13:6
and the lond miyte not take hem, that thei schulden dwelle togidre, for the catel of hem was myche, and thei miyten not dwelle in comyn.

Genesis 13:6
and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;

Genesis 13:6
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When the men of Israel saw they were in a strait, for the people were distressed,.... By reason of the vast army that the Philistines brought into the field, greatly superior to theirs, and were likely to be encompassed by them on every side; so that nothing but destruction was expected, which gave them the utmost anxiety and uneasiness; though Abarbinel refers this last clause, not to the people of Israel, but to the people of the Philistines, and takes it in this sense,

for the people drew nigh; the army of the Philistines was approaching, and got near to them; and so they were in great danger of being quickly attacked by them, and destroyed, their numbers being so great:

then the people did hide themselves in caves; of which there were many in the land of Judea, capable of receiving a large number, as the cave of Adullam, the cave of Engedi, c. and such as the Israelites made to hide themselves when oppressed by the Midianites, Judges 6:2

and in thickets woods and forests, or among thorns, as Jarchi; where there was a very great number of brambles and thorn bushes; some, as Kimchi, interpret the word of munitions, garrisons, and fortified places, to which they betook themselves:

in rocks, and in high places, and in pits; in the holes of rocks and mountains, particularly in Mount Ephraim; see 1 Samuel 14:22 and where there were any pits or ditches, high or deep places, where they might be out of sight, and be sheltered from their enemies.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In thickets - literally, “among thorns.”

High places - Not the high places for worship, but holds or towers Judges 9:46, Judges 9:49; that particular kind of tower which was the work of the old Canaanite inhabitants, and which remained as ruins in the time of Saul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 13:6. The people did hide themselves — They, being few in number, and totally unarmed as to swords and spears, were terrified at the very numerous and well-appointed army of the Philistines. Judea was full of rocks, caves, thickets, &c., where people might shelter themselves from their enemies. While some hid themselves, others fled beyond Jordan: and those who did cleave to Saul followed him trembling.