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The Danger of Rash Leadership
Commentators highlight King Saul's impulsive nature. Flushed with victory, he immediately proposes a grueling, all-night pursuit to annihilate the enemy. This rash command, coming after a day of forced fasting, shows a leader driven by his own agenda rather than careful consideration or seeking God's will.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 14:36
18th Century
Theologian
Then said the priest... - Ahijah, with equal courage and faithfulness, worthy of his office as “the priest,” when everyone else yielded to S…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 14:36
19th Century
Bishop
Let us go down after the Philistines by night.—In the depth of the night, when the rough feasting on the captured beasts …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 14:36
17th Century
Pastor
And Saul said
To his son Jonathan, or to some of the principal officers of his army:
let us go do…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 14:36–46
17th Century
Minister
If God turns away our prayer, we have reason to suspect it is for some sin harboured in our hearts, which we should find out, that we may put it aw…