“Then you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.
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“Then you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.
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Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
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Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the terebinth of Tabor, and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 10:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 28:22 then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”
- Genesis 35:1 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
- Genesis 35:3 Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”
- Genesis 28:19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
- Genesis 35:6-8 So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother. Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.
- Leviticus 1:10 “ ‘If his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without defect.
- Leviticus 3:6 “ ‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh is from the flock, either male or female, he shall offer it without defect.
- Leviticus 3:12 “ ‘If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before Yahweh.
- Leviticus 7:13 He shall offer his offering with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving with cakes of leavened bread.
- Leviticus 23:13 The meal offering with it shall be two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to Yahweh for a pleasant aroma; and the drink offering with it shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin.
- Numbers 15:5-12 You shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. “ ‘For a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil; and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. When you prepare a bull for a burnt offering or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace offerings to Yahweh, then he shall offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil; and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. Thus it shall be done for each bull, for each ram, for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats. According to the number that you shall prepare, so you shall do to everyone according to their number.
- Joshua 19:12 It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.
- Joshua 19:22 The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
- Judges 4:6 She sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh Naphtali, and said to him, “Hasn’t Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded, ‘Go and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
- Judges 4:12 They told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to Mount Tabor.
- Judges 8:18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
- Psalms 89:12 You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, oaks.
Or, oaks.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 10:3 Then shalt thou go on forward from…
1Sa 10:3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
Ver. 3. Going up to God,] i.e., To ask counsel of God; before whom they might not come empty handed, but were to bring the best of the best.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To the plain of Tabor; not that at the…
To the plain of Tabor; not that at the foot of Mount Tabor, which was far from these parts; but another belonging to some other place, or man, called Tabor. Beth-el; properly so called, which was in Ephraim, where there was a noted high place, famous for Jacob’s vision there, Gen 28:19, where it is probable they offered sacrifices in this confused state of things, when the ark was in one place, and the tabernacle, if not destroyed, in another. Or, to the house of God, i.e. to Kirjath-jearim, where the ark, the habitation of God, now was, 1Sa 7:1,2,16.
Loaves of bread might be offered, either by themselves, as Lev 2:4, or with other sacrifices.
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A bottle of wine; which was poured forth in drink-offerings. See Lev 23:13; Num 15:5.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then shall thou go on forward from thence,.... From…
Then shall thou go on forward from thence,.... From Zelzah and Rachel's sepulchre there:
and thou shall come to the plain of Tabor; not that which lay at the bottom of the famous and well known mountain Tabor; for that was in the tribe of Zebulun, at a great distance from hence: but a plain, so called perhaps from the name of the owner of it:
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and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel: the same with Luz, where Jacob built an altar, and called upon God; and so Elohimbethel here is the same with Elbethel, Gen 35:6. Here was an high place as at Ramah, whither in those times, when there was no fixed place for worship, the tabernacle at one place, and the ark at another, the people went up to worship; and they might the rather choose this, because it was a place devoted to the worship and service of God by their father Jacob; so the Targum paraphrases it,"going up to worship God in Bethel;''so Josephus (c), they were going thither to pray, and, as it seems by what follows, to sacrifice: one carrying three kids; which were used in sacrifice, and were a pretty heavy load if carried far; though, according to Josephus (d), it was but one kid:
and another carrying three loaves of bread; for the minchah, the meat offering, or rather bread offering, Lev 2:4.
and another carrying a bottle of wine; for the drink offering, the fourth part of an hin of wine being required for each kid, Num 15:5. This bottle, Ben Melech says, was a bottle made of skin, a leathern bottle or bag, or a potter's vessel or pitcher; the Targum renders it, a flagon of wine.
(c) Antiqu. l. 6. c. 4. sect. 2. (d) lbid.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Plain - Not that at the foot of mount…
Plain - Not that at the foot of mount Tabor, which was far from these parts; but another belonging to some other place. Bethel - Properly so called, which was in Ephraim, where there was a noted high-place, famous for Jacob's vision there, Gen. xxviii, 19, where it is probable they offered sacrifices, in this confused state of things, when the ark was in one place, and the tabernacle in another.
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Verse 3. Three men going up to God to Bethel] Jacob's altar was probably there still, Ge 28:19. However this might be, it was still considered, as its name implies, the house of God; and to it they were now going, to offer sacrifice.
The three kids were for sacrifice; the three loaves of bread to be offered probably as a thank-offering; and the bottle or skin full of wine, for a libation. When the blood was poured out before the Lord, then they feasted on the flesh and on the bread; and probably had a sufficiency of the wine left for their own drinking.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 10:3. Thou shalt come to the plain —…
1Sa 10:3. Thou shalt come to the plain — Not that at the foot of mount Tabor, which was far from these parts; but another, belonging to some other place. Beth-el — Properly so called, which was in Ephraim, where there was a noted high place, famous for Jacob’s vision there, (Gen 28:19,) and where it is probable they offered sacrifices, in this confused state of things, when the ark was in one place, and the tabernacle in another.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The plain of Tabor - It should be “the…
The plain of Tabor - It should be “the oak or terebinth”” of Tabor” (Jdg 4:11 note). It has been ingeniously conjectured that “Tabor” is either a different form of “Deborah,” or a corruption of it, and that the “oak,” or “terebinth of Tabor,” is the same as “Allon-bachuth,” the oak under which Deborah was buried, and which lay “beneath Bethel” Gen 35:8. The terebinth, where the three men came upon Saul, must have been at some point previous to that where the road leading northward from Jerusalem branches; when they reached that point they would go on with their offerings to Bethel, he would pursue his journey to Gibeah.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Thabor, very distant from the famous mountain (Calmet) in…
Thabor, very distant from the famous mountain (Calmet) in Zabulon. (Menochius) --- Bethel. Where there was at that time an altar of God; it being one of the places where Samuel judged Israel, (Challoner) and which had always been considered as a place of devotion, since Jacob had his vision, Genesis xxviii. 19. It lay to the east of Gabaa, so that Saul might easily meet these pilgrims. (Calmet) --- Wine, for libations, as the other things were for a sacrifice and feast, as well as for presents to the officiating priests.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the plain--or, "the oak of Tabor," not the celebrated…
the plain--or, "the oak of Tabor," not the celebrated mount, for that was far distant.
three men going up to God to Beth-el--apparently to offer sacrifices there at a time when the ark and the tabernacle were not in a settled abode, and God had not yet declared the permanent place which He should choose. The kids were for sacrifice, the loaves for the offering, and the wine for the libations.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. The plain of Tabor — Rather, the oak…
3. The plain of Tabor — Rather, the oak of Tabor, a spot apparently well known to Saul and Samuel, but now lost from our knowledge. Thenius’s conjecture that the oak of Deborah (Gen_35:8) is meant cannot be correct, for that was at Beth-el, far to the north of Saul’s home.
Three men going up to God to Beth-el — That is, going up to worship and sacrifice unto God at Beth-el. This “shows that there was still a place of sacrifice consecrated to the Lord at Beth-el, where Abraham and Jacob had erected altars to the Lord, who had appeared to them there, (Gen_12:8; Gen_13:3-4; Gen_28:18-19; Gen_35:7;) for the kids and loaves and wine were sacrificial gifts which they were about to offer.” — Keil. Beth-el was one of the places regularly visited by Samuel in his yearly circuit, (1Sa_7:16,) and here were doubtless priests, and at this time, when the tabernacle was desolate, (see note on 1Sa_9:12,) these three devoted men knew no more appropriate place to sacrifice unto God. Perhaps, too, the tabernacle was at Beth-el at this time, for after the desolation of Shiloh it seems to have become again a movable sanctuary, and appears in later history at Nob and Gibeon. 1Sa_21:1-6; 1Ch_16:39; comp. Jdg_20:27.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. the plain of Tabor] Rather, the oak of…
3. the plain of Tabor] Rather, the oak of Tabor. It has been ingeniously conjectured that this is to be identified with the oak under which Rebekah’s nurse Deborah was buried “under Bethel” (Gen_35:8), and the palm tree between Ramah and Bethel under which Deborah judged Israel (Jdg_4:5), Tabor being either a corruption or dialectic variation for Deborah; but nothing certain is known about the place.
going up to God to Bethel] On the sanctuary at Bethel see note on 1Sa_7:16. As yet the presence of God was only connected with holy places, or the Ark, and the Omnipresence of God scarcely realised. See Gen_28:16 and 1Sa_14:36.
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a bottle of wine] i.e. a skin bottle: Sept. ἀσκός. Cp. 1Sa_1:24.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) Thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor.—The…
(3) Thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor.—The accurate translation of the Hebrew is “to the terebinth or oak of Tabor.” There was evidently a history, now lost, connected with the “terebinth of Tabor.” Ewald suggests that “Tabor” is a different form for Deborah, and that this historic tree was the oak beneath which Deborah, the nurse of Rachel, was buried (Gen_35:8).
Going up to God to Beth-el.—This since the old patriarchal days had been a sacred spot. Samuel used to visit it as judge, and hold his court there annually, no doubt on account of the number of pilgrims who were in the habit of visiting it. These men were evidently on a pilgrimage to the old famous shrine.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The second sign was to be the presenting of…
The second sign was to be the presenting of an offering to him out of their sacrificial gifts by three men going on a pilgrimage to Bethel. He would meet them not in the plain of Tabor, but at the oak, elon, of Tabor. Many attempt to connect this elon-Tabor with the allon, or oak, under which Deborah, Rachel"s nurse, was buried, (Gen_35:8) and suppose that Tabor is a corruption of the name Deborah. This is scarcely possible, and it is better to acknowledge that we know nothing of the site of this tree, except that it was on the road to Bethel. This was one of the places which Samuel used to visit as judge; (1Sa_7:16) but these men were on a pilgrimage thither because since the days of Jacob it had been a sacred spot, and a chief seat of the old patriarchal worship, for which see 1Sa_9:12.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This is the name of a place. (See: How…
Tabor
This is the name of a place. (See: How to Translate Names)
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take from their hands
The hands are a synecdoche for the person. "take from them" or "accept" (See: Synecdoche)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:3 oak of Tabor: This location, somewhere in Benjamin,…
10:3 oak of Tabor: This location, somewhere in Benjamin, is not to be confused with the village of the same name in Zebulun (1 Chr 6:77). • Bethel: See study note on 1 Sam 7:16.
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