1 Samuel 15:4

1 Samuel 15:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
• New International Version (NIV)So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand from Judah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.

Context of 1 Samuel 15:4

2This is what the Lord of armies says: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, in that he obstructed him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. 3Now go and strike Amalek and completely destroy everything that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” Then Saul summoned the people and counted them in Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. 5And Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the wadi. 6But Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, get away, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they went up from Egypt.” So the Kenites got away from among the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 15:4 word by word

וַיְשַׁמַּ֤ע שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙ בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף רַגְלִ֑י וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אֶת־אִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• summonedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• countedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• Telaimטְלָאִיםţelâ'îym · TelaimH2923
• twoמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• footרַגְלִיraglîy · on footH7273
• and tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 15:4

• Joshua 15:24Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth,
• 1 Samuel 11:8He counted them in Bezek; and the sons of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah, thirty thousand.
• 1 Samuel 13:15Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Two hundred thousand - and ten thousand - The Septuagint, in the London Polyglot, have Four Hundred thousand companies of Israel, and Thirty thousand companies of Judah. The Codex Alexandrinus has Ten thousand of each. The Complutensian Polyglot has Two Hundred thousand companies of Israel, and Ten thousand of Judah. And Josephus has Four Hundred thousand of Israel, and Thirty thousand of Judah. All the other versions are the same with the Hebrew text…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Telaim - Probably the same as “Telem” Joshua 15:24, one of the uttermost cities of Judah, toward the coast of Edom. The name means “lambs,” and was probably so called from the numerous flocks. Two hundred thousand … - A wonderful contrast with the six hundred men who composed his whole army before 1 Samuel 13:15, and a proof how completely for a time the Philistines had been driven back. The separate mention of the men of Judah shows how little union…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Telaim: This might be the same as Telem (see Joshua 15:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Saul gathered the people together--The alacrity with which he entered on the necessary preparations for the expedition gave a fair, but delusive promise of faithfulness in its execution. Telaim--or Telem, among the uttermost cities of the tribe of Judah towards the coast of Edom (Jos 15:21, 24).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 15:4

• Agency
• Amalekites
• Church and State
• Falsehood
• Retaliation
• Telaim
• War

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Saul
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Paul, Saul
• Army
• Better
• Chief
• Pardon
• Reject

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings