American Standard Version
1 Samuel 28:5
5And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
1 Samuel 28:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
- New International Version (NIV)When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
Context of 1 Samuel 28:5
3Now 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. 4And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa. And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 7Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En-dor.
Read all of 1 Samuel 281 Samuel 28:5 word by word
וַיַּ֥רְא שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיִּרָ֕א וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד לִבּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:5
- Job 15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
- Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels.
- Psalms 48:5They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.
- Psalms 73:19How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
- Proverbs 10:24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
- Isaiah 7:2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.
- Isaiah 21:3Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
- Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When 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.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-14Saul consulted the dead, a practice forbidden by God’s law (see Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:9–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61Sa 28:1-6. Achish's Confidence in David. 1. The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel--The death of Samuel, the general dissatisfaction with Saul, and the absence of David, instigated the cupidity of those restless enemies of Israel. Achish said to David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle--This was evidently to try him. Achish, however, seems to have thought he had gained the confidence…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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