1 Samuel 15:4
“And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Saul gathered the people together,.... Or "made them to hear" (r), by the sound of a trumpet; or by sending heralds…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Telaim - Probably the same as “Telem” Jos 15:24, one of the uttermost cities of Judah, toward the coast of Edom. The…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Two hundred thousand - and ten thousand - The Septuagint, in the London Polyglot, have Four Hundred thousand companies…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 15:1-9
Here, I. Samuel, in God's name, solemnly requires Saul to be obedient to the command of God, and plainly intimates that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
in Telaim Nowhere else mentioned, unless it is the same as Telem(Jos 15:24), the position of which in the southern…