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The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;
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A Strategy of Terror
Commentators explain that the Philistines were not merely waiting for a battle but were actively subjugating Israel with a calculated strategy. They sent three organized raiding parties in different directions to systematically plunder and terrorize the land. Albert Barnes notes the Hebrew word for "spoilers" is the same used for the "destroying Angel" in Exodus, emphasizing the devastating nature of these attacks.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The spoilers—"The devastator"—is the same word used for the destroying Angel in Exodus 12:23. This verse describes the system the Philistine…
19th Century
Anglican
And the spoilers came out. —The compiler of these Books of Samuel does not profess to give a detailed account of this or …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies Saul not …
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