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Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which is in Migron: and the people who were with him were about six hundred men;
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A Portrait of Inaction
Commentators suggest Saul's position in the "uttermost part of Gibeah" signifies a fearful and passive stance. While his son Jonathan was about to act boldly, Saul was entrenched as far as possible from the Philistine threat. This inaction, coupled with his small, stagnant army of 600, paints a picture of a leader paralyzed by the circumstances rather than trusting in God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Under a pomegranate - Compare 1 Samuel 22:6 and Judges 4:5. Saul was at the northern extremity of Gibeah, about an hour’s march …
19th Century
Anglican
Under a pomegranate tree. —The love of Saul for trees, which was so common among the children of Israel, has been noticed. (See ag…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah Not daring to go out against the Philistines, but remained in the f…
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Saul seems to have been quite at a loss, and unable to help himself. Those can never think themselves safe who see themselves out of God's protecti…
