1 Samuel 14:46

1 Samuel 14:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.

Context of 1 Samuel 14:46

44Saul said, “God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!” 45But the army said to Saul, “Should Jonathan, who won this great victory in Israel, die? May it never be! As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground! For it is with the help of God that he has acted today.” So the army rescued Jonathan from death. Then Saul stopped chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines went back home. 47After Saul had secured his royal position over Israel, he fought against all their enemies on all sides – the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. In every direction that he turned he was victorious. 48He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies.

1 Samuel 14:46 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַל שָׁא֔וּל מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים הָלְכ֥וּ לִמְקוֹמָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to their own placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:46

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 If God turns away our prayer, we have reason to suspect it is for some sin harboured in our hearts, which we should find out, that we may put it away, and put it to death. We should always first suspect and examine ourselves; but an unhumbled heart suspects every other person, and looks every where but at home for the sinful cause of calamity. Jonathan was discovered to be the offender. Those most indulgent to their own sins are most severe…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52Saul's actions in this chapter further support his removal as king (1 Samuel 13:8–14; see also 15). Saul was estranged from both Samuel and his brave son Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14 foreshadows Jonathan's important role in the shift from Saul's rule to David's.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 14:46

• Saul

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Discomfiture
• Discover
• Enlighten
• Faulty
• Fight
• Flew
• Moabite

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