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Setting the Stage for Battle
Commentators focus on the specific locations to set the scene for Saul's final battle. They identify 'Aphek' as a common name for a fortress and widely agree that the 'fountain in Jezreel' is the famous spring known as Ain-Jalûd, or the 'Fountain of Goliath.' This historical detail grounds the biblical narrative in a real, identifiable place.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 29:1
18th Century
Theologian
A fountain - This is probably the fine spring of Ain-Jalud. It is impossible to say what specific circumstances led to the conflict between …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 29:1
19th Century
Bishop
Aphek. —The name Aphek was a common one and was given to several strongholds in Canaan. It signifies a fort or a strong place. Thi…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 29:1
17th Century
Pastor
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to
Aphek
Not the city in the t…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 29:1–5
17th Century
Minister
David waited with a secret hope that the Lord would help him out of his difficulty. But he seems to have been influenced too much by the fear of ma…