They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;
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They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;
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And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
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And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmas to Aijalon; and the people were very faint.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 14:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 10:12 Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel. He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon!”
- Joshua 19:42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 14:31 And they smote the Philistines that day…
1Sa 14:31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
Ver. 31. From Michmash to Aijalon.] A city in the tribe of Dan, {Jos 19:42} twelve miles distant from Michmash, say some.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Aijalon; either that in Dan, Jos 19:42; or rather,…
Aijalon; either that in Dan, Jos 19:42; or rather, that in Judah, 2Ch 11:10.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash…
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon,.... Michmash was the place where the camp of the Philistines was when Jonathan first attacked them, and from whence they fled, and they were pursued by the Israelites that day as far as Aijalon. There was a city of this name in the tribe of Dan, famous for the moon standing still in a valley adjoining to it, in the time of Joshua, Jos 10:12 and another in the tribe of Zebulun, Jdg 12:12, but they both seem to be at too great a distance to be the place here meant, which rather seems to be Aijalon in the tribe of Judah, Ch2 11:10 according to Bunting (z), it was twelve miles from Michmash:
and the people were very faint; as they might well be, with pursuing the enemy so many miles, and doing so much execution among them, without eating any food.
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(z) Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 127.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 31. They smote the Philistines - from Mishmash…
Verse 31. They smote the Philistines - from Mishmash to Aijalon] The distance Calmet states to be three or four leagues.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Aijalon. - The modern Yalo. It lies upon the…
Aijalon. - The modern Yalo. It lies upon the side of a hill to the south of a fine valley which opens from between the two Bethhorons right down to the western plain of the Philistines, exactly on the route which the Philistines, when expelled from the high country about Michmash and Bethel, would take to regain their own country. Aijalon would be 15 or 20 miles from Michmash.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Aialon, in the tribe of Dan. It might be…
Aialon, in the tribe of Dan. It might be about ten miles from Machmas.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the people were very faint. And the people flew…
the people were very faint. And the people flew upon the spoil--at evening, when the time fixed by Saul had expired. Faint and famishing, the pursuers fell voraciously upon the cattle they had taken, and threw them on the ground to cut off their flesh and eat them raw, so that the army, by Saul's rashness, were defiled by eating blood, or living animals; probably, as the Abyssinians do, who cut a part of the animal's rump, but close the hide upon it, and nothing mortal follows from that wound. They were painfully conscientious in keeping the king's order for fear of the curse, but had no scruple in transgressing God's command. To prevent this violation of the law, Saul ordered a large stone to be rolled, and those that slaughtered the oxen to cut their throats on that stone. By laying the animal's head on the high stone, the blood oozed out on the ground, and sufficient evidence was afforded that the ox or sheep was dead before it was attempted to eat it.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 31. From Michmash to Aijalon — A distance of…
31. From Michmash to Aijalon — A distance of fifteen miles or more. Aijalon, the modern Yalo, was situated on the south side of a beautiful valley, a little to the southwest of the two Beth-horons, and is famous for its association with Joshua’s great battle at Gibeon and Beth-horon. Jos_10:12.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 31–35. The sin of the people
31–35. The sin of the people
31. from Michmash to Aijalon] See note on 1Sa_14:23.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) From Michmash to Aijalon.—The battle and pursuit had…
(31) From Michmash to Aijalon.—The battle and pursuit had then extended some twenty miles of country. Again the extreme weariness of the Israelites is mentioned. Aijalon, the modern Yälo, is some eighteen or twenty miles from Michmash, where the main body of the Philistine army had been encamped.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
Jonathan's words lead the army to sin against God in their great hunger.
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Michmash
This is the name of a town. See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 13:02.
Aijalon
a place in Zebulun in Israel (See: How to Translate Names)
The people
This refers to the Israelites.
ate them with the blood
The were so hungry they did not drain the blood first before eating. This was a violation of the Law which was given to Moses for the nation of Israel. This can be made explicit. AT: "ate them without draining the blood first as required by the law" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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ewe
cow
cow
blood
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 14:31 Aijalon: If the Philistines fled along the likely…
14:31 Aijalon: If the Philistines fled along the likely route through Beth-horon, then the Israelites kept up the pursuit for close to twenty miles.
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