1 Samuel 13 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^a Whiles these things were done.

¹ ^b Before he toke vpon him the state of a King.

³ ^d That euerie one shulde prepare them selues to warre.

³ ^c Of Kiriath-jearim, where the Arke was, {Chap. 10,5}

³ ^! The Philistims are smitten of Saul & Jonathan.

⁵ ^e Which was also called Beth-el, in the tribe of Benjamin.

⁷ ^f Where the two tribes & the halfe remained.

⁸ ^g Thinking that the absence of the Prophet was a signe, that they shulde lose the victorie.

¹⁰ ^/ Ebr. blesse him.

¹¹ ^h Thogh these causes seme sufficient in mans judgement: yet because they had not the worde of God, they turned to his destruction.

¹³ ⁱ Who willed thee to obey him and rest vpon the wordes spoken by his Prophet.

¹³ ^! Saul being disobedient to Gods commandment is shewed of Samuel that he shal not reigne.

¹⁴ ^k That is Dauid.

¹⁵ ^l And went to his citie Ramah.

¹⁷ ^/ Or, the destroiers to wit, the captaine came out with the bands.

¹⁸ ^m So that to mans judgement these thre armies would haue ouerrunne the whole countrey.

¹⁹ ^! The great slauerie, wherein the Philistims kept the Israelites.

²² ⁿ To declare that the victorie onely came of God & not by their force.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Samuel 13