1Sa 13:1-5 | TSK | e4.org | am 2911, bc 1093, An, Ex, Is, 398 reigned one year Heb. the son of one year in his reigning, This verse is variously interpreted; but probably it only means, according to the Hebrew idiom, that, during the first year nothing remarkable occurred; but after two years (or in the second year of his reign), the subsequent events took place. ; *marg.

‏ 1 Samuel 13:1-5

am 2911, bc 1093, An, Ex, Is, 398

reigned one year Heb. the son of one year in his reigning, This verse is variously interpreted; but probably it only means, according to the Hebrew idiom, that, during the first year nothing remarkable occurred; but after two years (or in the second year of his reign), the subsequent events took place. Exod 12:5; Mic 6:6 *marg.

chose 1Sam 8:11, 1Sam 14:52

Michmash Michmash was situated east of Bethaven, or Bethel; and Eusebius says it was in his time a considerable place, about nine miles from Jerusalem, towards Rama. 1Sam 13:5, 1Sam 13:23, 1Sam 14:5, 1Sam 14:31; Isa 10:28

in Gibeah 1Sam 10:26, 1Sam 15:34; Josh 18:28; Judg 19:12; 2Sam 21:6; Isa 10:29

the garrison 1Sam 10:5, 1Sam 14:1-6; 2Sam 23:14

Geba or, the hill, Josh 18:24, Gaba, Josh 21:17; Isa 10:29; Zech 14:10

blew Judg 3:27, Judg 6:34; 2Sam 2:28, 2Sam 20:1

was had in abomination Heb. did stink, Gen 34:30, Gen 46:34; Exod 5:21; Zech 11:8

to Gilgal 1Sam 10:8, 1Sam 11:14-15; Josh 5:9

thirty thousand chariots The Philistines had no doubt collected troops in this emergency, from all the surrounding nation; but the number of chariots is immensely large beyond any example, and wholly disproportioned to the number of their cavalry. It is probable, therefore, that for sheloshim aileph, "thirty thousand," we should read shelosh aileph, "three thousand," with the Syriac and Arabic.

as the sand Gen 22:17; Josh 11:4; Judg 7:12; 2Chr 1:9; Isa 48:19; Jer 15:8; Rom 9:27

Bethaven 1Sam 14:23; Josh 7:2, Josh 18:12; Hos 4:15, Hos 5:8, Hos 10:5