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1 Samuel 28:5
5When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear.
Context of 1 Samuel 28:5
3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land. 4The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and set up camp at Gilboa. When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart. 6He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets. 7Saul then said to his attendants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her.” “There is one in Endor,” they said.
Read all of 1 Samuel 281 Samuel 28:5 word by word
וַיַּ֥רְא שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיִּרָ֕א וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד לִבּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:5
- Job 15:21Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.
- Job 18:11Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
- Psalms 48:5they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.
- Psalms 73:19How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
- Proverbs 10:24What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
- Isaiah 7:2Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
- Isaiah 21:3At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.
- Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud.
- Daniel 5:6His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking.
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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