1 Samuel 14:37
“And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Saul asked counsel of God,.... He agreed to the motion of the high priest, and asked counsel by Urim and Thummim;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Asked counsel - The technical phrase for inquiring of God by Urim and Thummim, and applied also to inquiry of other…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He answered him not that day - Why was this answer delayed? Surely Jonathan's eating the honey was no sin. This could…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 14:36-46
Here is, I. Saul's boasting against the Philistines. He proposed, as soon as his soldiers had got their suppers, to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
asked counsel of God Inquired of God, the same verb as in 1Sa 10:22, See note there.
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