1 Samuel 13:17 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 13:17

15 Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people present with him, ^aabout six hundred men.

No Weapons for the Army

16 Saul, Jonathan his son, and the people present with them remained in¹ Gibeah of Benjamin. But the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

17 Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned onto the road to ^aOphrah, to the land of Shual,

18 another company turned to the road to ^aBeth Horon, and another company turned to the road of the border that overlooks the Valley of ^bZeboim toward the wilderness.

19 Now ^athere was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.”

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 13:17:

Camp {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Camp {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Company {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Philistines {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Philistines {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Philistines {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shual {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Shual {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Three {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Road {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 13:17:

Shual, The land of {Easton's}
Number {I.S.B.E.}
Ophrah {I.S.B.E.}
Palestine, 2 {I.S.B.E.}
Palestine, 3 {I.S.B.E.}
Philistines {I.S.B.E.}
Shual, Land Of {I.S.B.E.}

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