1 Samuel 14:1-6
am 2917, bc 1087, An, Ex, Is 404 it came to pass upon a day or, there was a day Jonathan 1Sam 14:39-45, 1Sam 13:2, 1Sam 13:22, 1Sam 18:1-4; 2Sam 1:4-5, 2Sam 1:25-26 he told not 1Sam 25:19; Judg 6:27, Judg 14:6; Mic 7:5 in the uttermost 1Sam 13:15-16; Isa 10:28-29 a pomegranate The word rimmon, in Arabic romman, whence the Portuguese romaa, denotes the pomegranate, both tree and fruit; called by naturalists malus punica or malo-granatum. It is, according to the Linnean system, a genus of the icosandria monogynia class of plants; and is a low tree, growing very common in Palestine, and other parts of the East. It has several small angular boughs, very thick and bushy, covered with a reddish bark, and some of them armed with sharp thorns. They are garnished with small, narrow, spear-shaped leaves, like those of the myrtle, but not so sharp, of a green colour, inclining to red. Its blossoms are large, beautiful, of an elegant red colour, inclining to purple, composed of several stalks resembling a rose, in the hollow of the cup. This cup is oblong, hard, purple, having a figure somewhat like that of a bell. It is chiefly valued for its fruit, which is exceedingly beautiful, of the form and size of a large apple, with a reddish rind, and red within; being full of small kernels, with red grains, replenished with a generous liquor, of which, Sir John Chardin informs us, they still make considerable quantities of wine in the East, particularly in Persia. But as the pomegranate tree, from its low growth, is but little adapted for pitching a tent under, it is probable that Rimmon here is the name of the rock mentioned in Judg 20:45. Ahiah 1Sam 22:9-12, 1Sam 22:20, called Ahimelech. Ichabod's 1Sam 4:21 wearing 1Sam 2:28; Exod 28:26-32 the passages 1Sam 13:23 forefront Heb. tooth, 1Sam 14:4, Bozez, i.e. shining, Seneh, i.e. a bush or tooth Come This action of Jonathan's was totally contrary to the laws of war; no military operation should be undertaken without the knowledge and command of the general. But it is highly probable, that this gallant man was led to undertake the hazardous enterprise by an immediate divine impulse; and by the same influence was kept from informing the soldiers, and even from consulting his father, who might have opposed his design. uncircumcised 1Sam 17:26, 1Sam 17:36; Gen 17:7-11; Judg 15:18; 2Sam 1:20; Jer 9:23, Jer 9:26; Eph 2:11-12; Phil 3:3 it may be 2Sam 16:12; 2Kgs 19:4; Amos 5:15; Zeph 2:3 for there is no restraint Where there is a promise of defense and support, the weakest, in the face of the strongest enemy, may rely upon it with the utmost confidence. Deut 32:30; Judg 7:4-7; 2Chr 14:11; Ps 115:1-3; Zech 4:6; Matt 19:26; Rom 8:31
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