Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"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.