1 Samuel 28:4

1 Samuel 28:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
• New International Version (NIV)The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and set up camp at Gilboa.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa.

Context of 1 Samuel 28:4

2And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. 5And when Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 6And when Saul enquired of Yhwh, Yhwh answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

1 Samuel 28:4 word by word

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְשׁוּנֵ֑ם וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

• And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• gathered themselves togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and pitchedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• in Shunemשׁוּנֵםshûnêm · ShunemH7766
• and Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in Gilboaגִּלְבֹּעַgilbôa‛ · GilboaH1533

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:4

• Joshua 19:18And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
• 2 Kings 4:8And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
• 1 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
• 2 Samuel 1:6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
• 2 Samuel 21:12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh–gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Gilboa - Now called Jebel Fukuak. But the ancient name is preserved in the village of Jelbon, situated on the south side of the mountain. It was separated from Shunem (see the marginal reference) by the deep valley of Jezreel. The Philistines either advanced along the seacoast, and then entered the valley of Jezreel from the west, or they came by the present road right through Samaria, starting from Aphek 1 Samuel 29:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Shunem was a border town in the land of Issachar (Joshua 19:18). It overlooked the Valley of Jezreel. Mount Gilboa is at the east end of the Valley of Jezreel. The mountain got its name from a nearby village.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. the Philistines ... pitched in Shunem--Having collected their forces for a last grand effort, they marched up from the seacoast and encamped in the "valley of Jezreel." The spot on which their encampment was fixed was Shunem (Jos 19:18), now Sulem, a village which still exists on the slope of a range called "Little Hermon." On the opposite side, on the rise of Mount Gilboa, hard by "the spring of Jezreel," was Saul's army--the Israelites, according to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:4

• Familiar Spirits
• Gilboa
• Samuel
• Saul

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• Israel
• Philistines
• Saul
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• Paul, Saul
• Along
• David
• Disquiet
• Divination

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