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A Long and Tiring Victory
Scholars note that the pursuit from Michmash to Aijalon covered a significant distance, estimated to be between 12 and 20 miles. This geographical detail highlights the impressive scale of the Israelite victory and underscores the immense physical toll on the soldiers, explaining why the text says they were 'very faint.'
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 14:31
18th Century
Theologian
Aijalon. The modern Yalo. It lies on the side of a hill to the south of a fine valley that opens from between the two Bethhorons, extending …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 14:31
19th Century
Bishop
From Michmash to Aijalon. —The battle and pursuit had then extended some twenty miles of country. Again the extreme weariness of t…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 14:31
17th Century
Pastor
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to
Aijalon
Michmash was the pla…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 14:24–35
17th Century
Minister
Saul's severe order was very unwise; if it gained time, it lost strength for the pursuit. Such is the nature of our bodies that daily work cannot b…