1 Samuel 13:11
“And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Samuel said, what hast thou done? This question he put to bring him to a confession of what he had done, otherwise…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Saul had come from Michmash to Gilgal, expecting to gather the force of the whole nation around him. Instead of that,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And Saul said - Here he offers three excuses for his conduct:
1. The people were fast leaving his standard.
2. Samuel…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 13:8-14
Here is, I. Saul's offence in offering sacrifice before Samuel came. Samuel, when he anointed him, had ordered him to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Because I saw, &c. The situation was critical in the extreme. Saul's army was hourly melting away. Scarcely ten miles…
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