New Living Translation
1 Samuel 14:15
15Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified.
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 they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer killed those who came behind them. 14They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre. Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified. 16Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw a strange sight—the vast army of Philistines began to melt away in every direction. 17“Call the roll and find out who’s missing,” Saul ordered. And when they checked, they found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were gone.
Read all of 1 Samuel 141 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And there was tremblingחֲרָדָהchărâdâh · tremblingH2731
- in the hostמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- and among all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- the garrisonמַצָּבmatstsâb · stationH4673
- and the spoilersשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- they also trembledחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
- and the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- quakedרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
- so it was a very greatאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:15
- Joshua 2:9“I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.
- Judges 7:21Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape.
- 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the galloping of horses and the sounds of a great army approaching. “The king of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us!” they cried to one another.
- Job 18:11“Terrors surround the wicked and trouble them at every step.
- Psalms 14:5Terror will grip them, for God is with those who obey him.
- 1 Samuel 13:17Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
- Exodus 19:18All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.
- Matthew 24:6And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.
- Matthew 27:50Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit.
- Genesis 35:5As they set out, a terror from God spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob’s family.
- Leviticus 26:36“And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall even when no one pursues you.
- 2 Samuel 5:24When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, be on the alert! That will be the signal that the Lord is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.”
- Daniel 5:6and his face turned pale with fright. His knees knocked together in fear and his legs gave way beneath him.
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
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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
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