1 Samuel 14:15

1 Samuel 14:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
• New International Version (NIV)Then panic struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and even the raiders trembled, the earth quaked, and it became a very great panic.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling.

Context of 1 Samuel 14:15

13So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off. 14In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land. Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God. 16Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction, 17Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.

1 Samuel 14:15 word by word

וַתְּהִי֩ חֲרָדָ֨ה בַמַּחֲנֶ֤ה בַשָּׂדֶה֙ וּבְכָל־הָעָ֔ם הַמַּצָּב֙ וְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית חָרְד֖וּ גַּם־הֵ֑מָּה וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז הָאָ֔רֶץ וַתְּהִ֖י לְחֶרְדַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Then panicחֲרָדָהchărâdâh · tremblingH2731
• struckהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and among allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Even those in the outpostsמַצָּבmatstsâb · stationH4673
• and raiding partiesשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• trembledחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• Indeedגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• Indeedהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• quakedרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• from Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:15

• Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
• Judges 7:21Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran.
• 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
• Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
• Psalms 14:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
• 1 Samuel 13:17And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
• Exodus 19:18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
• Matthew 24:6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
• Matthew 27:50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
• Genesis 35:5As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
• Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
• 2 Samuel 5:24As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
• Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15There was trembling in the host - They were terrified and panic-struck; the people in general round about, those in the garrison, the spoilers, and the whole country, were struck with terror; the commotion was universal and most extraordinary. The trembling of the earth is probably not to be taken literally, but as a metaphor for a great commotion in the country, though God might have interposed in an extraordinary manner, and produced a real earthquake…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The earth quaked - This naturally increased the panic to the utmost. Compare 1 Samuel 7:10; Joshua 10:11; Psalm 114:4.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15terror struck: This story is similar to Gideon's, showing Jonathan as a judge-like figure (see Judges 7:19–22). God had not officially chosen or specially empowered Jonathan as a leader, but God used him to save his people. raiding parties: See the study note on 1 Samuel 13:17–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armour-bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow--This was a very ancient mode of measurement, and it still subsists in the East. The men who saw them scrambling up the rock had been surprised and killed, and the spectacle of twenty corpses would suggest to others that they were attacked by a numerous force. The success of the adventure was…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 14:15

• Armies
• Earthquakes
• Jonathan
• Panic

In the dictionaries

• Discomfiture
• Discover
• Enlighten
• Faulty
• Fight
• Flew
• Moabite
• Philistines
• Rod
• Taste

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings