Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? will you deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he didn`t answer him that day.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Asked counsel - This is the technical phrase for inquiring of God by Urim and Thummim, and it is also applied to inquiry of other oracles.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And Saul asked counsel of God. — The same phrase is always used in the many passages in the Books of Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Saul asked counsel of God He agreed to the motion of the high priest, and asked counsel by Urim and Thummim; the Targ…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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