Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Samuel 14:7

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Samuel 14:7

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Samuel 14:7

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And his armorbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thy heart: turn thee, behold, I am with thee according to thy heart." — 1 Samuel 14:7 (ASV)

Turn thee. — The very words of the prince’s armour-bearer seem to have been preserved; the expression is a colloquial one, and is rendered here literally. It signifies, “Go on; I will follow.”

Behold, we will pass over. — The steep crag upon which the Philistine outpost was entrenched was across a deep ravine, or chasm, which separated the hostile armies.

If they say thus unto us. — He longed for a supernatural sign which should confirm him in his conviction, that the prompting which urged him to this deed of extreme daring was indeed a voice from heaven.