Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Overview
Sa1 13:1, Saul's select band; Sa1 13:3, He calls the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines, whose garrison Jonathan had smitten; Sa1 13:5, The Philistines' great host; Sa1 13:6, The distress of the Israelites; Sa1 13:8, Saul, weary of staying for Samuel, sacrifices; Sa1 13:11, Samuel reproves him; Sa1 13:17, The three spoiling bands of the Philistines; Sa1 13:19, The policy of the Philistines, to suffer no smith in Israel.
am 2911, bc 1093, An, Ex, Is, 398
reigned one year: Heb. the son of one year in his reigning, This verse is variously interpreted; but probably it only means, according to the Hebrew idiom, that, during the first year nothing remarkable occurred; but after two years (or in the second year of his reign), the subsequent events took place. Exo 12:5; Mic 6:6 *marg.
Michmash: Michmash was situated east of Bethaven, or Bethel; and Eusebius says it was in his time a considerable place, about nine miles from Jerusalem, towards Rama. Sa1 13:5, Sa1 13:23, Sa1 14:5, Sa1 14:31; Isa 10:28
in Gibeah: Sa1 10:26, Sa1 15:34; Jos 18:28; Jdg 19:12; Sa2 21:6; Isa 10:29
the garrison: Sa1 10:5, Sa1 14:1-6; Sa2 23:14
Geba: or, the hill, Jos 18:24, Gaba, Jos 21:17; Isa 10:29; Zac 14:10
blew: Jdg 3:27, Jdg 6:34; Sa2 2:28, Sa2 20:1
was had in abomination: Heb. did stink, Gen 34:30, Gen 46:34; Exo 5:21; Zac 11:8
to Gilgal: Sa1 10:8, Sa1 11:14, Sa1 11:15; Jos 5:9
thirty thousand chariots: The Philistines had no doubt collected troops in this emergency, from all the surrounding nation; but the number of chariots is immensely large beyond any example, and wholly disproportioned to the number of their cavalry. It is probable, therefore, that for sheloshim aileph, "thirty thousand," we should read shelosh aileph, "three thousand," with the Syriac and Arabic.
as the sand: Gen 22:17; Jos 11:4; Jdg 7:12; Ch2 1:9; Isa 48:19; Jer 15:8; Rom 9:27
Bethaven: Sa1 14:23; Jos 7:2, Jos 18:12; Hos 4:15, Hos 5:8, Hos 10:5
in a strait: Exo 14:10-12; Jos 8:20; Jdg 10:9, Jdg 20:41; Sa2 24:14; Phi 1:23
in caves: Sa1 14:11, Sa1 23:19, Sa1 24:3; Jdg 6:2; Isa 42:22; Heb 11:38
the Hebrews: Lev 26:17, Lev 26:36, Lev 26:37; Deu 28:25
Gad: Num 32:1-5, Num 32:33-42; Deu 3:12; Jos 13:24-31
followed him trembling: Heb. trembled after him, Deu 20:8; Jdg 7:3; Hos 11:10, Hos 11:11
tarried: Sa1 10:8
he offered: Sa1 13:12, Sa1 13:13, Sa1 14:18, Sa1 15:21, Sa1 15:22; Deu 12:6; Kg1 3:4; Psa 37:7; Pro 15:8; Pro 20:22, Pro 21:3, Pro 21:27; Isa 66:3
Saul: Sa1 15:13
salute him: Heb. bless him, Sa1 15:13; Rut 2:4; Psa 129:8
What hast: Gen 3:13, Gen 4:10; Jos 7:19; Sa2 3:24; Kg2 5:25
Michmash: Sa1 13:2, Sa1 13:5, Sa1 13:16, Sa1 13:23, Sa1 14:5; Isa 10:28
made supplication unto: Heb. intreated the face of, etc
I forced: Sa1 21:7; Psa 66:3; Amo 8:5; Co2 9:7
Thou hast done: Sa2 12:7-9; Kg1 18:18, Kg1 21:20; Ch2 16:9, Ch2 19:2, Ch2 25:15, Ch2 25:16; Job 34:18; Pro 19:3; Mat 14:3, Mat 14:4
hast not kept: Sa1 15:11, Sa1 15:22, Sa1 15:28; Psa 50:8-15
the Lord: Sa1 16:1, Sa1 16:12; Sa2 7:15, Sa2 7:16; Psa 78:70, Psa 89:19, 20-37; Act 13:22
captain over: Sa1 9:16; Sa2 5:2; Kg2 20:5; Heb 2:10
Samuel: The LXX have, "Samuel arose and went away from Gilgal, and the remainder of the people went up along with the men of war after Samuel from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin." This is probably the true reading; for it does not appear that Samuel went to Gibeah, which was Saul's usual residence; and the Hebrew copyist, as Dr. Wall observes, seems to have missed a line, and added to the sentence concerning Samuel, that which ended the sentence concerning Saul. One manuscript instead of Samuel, in the beginning of the sentence, reads Saul.
present: Heb. found
about six: Sa1 13:2, Sa1 13:6, Sa1 13:7, Sa1 14:2
Gibeah: Heb. Gebah, Sa1 13:3
in three companies: Sa1 11:11
Ophrah: Jos 18:23
Shual: Jos 19:3
Bethhoron: Jos 10:11, Jos 16:3, Jos 16:5, Jos 18:13, Jos 18:14; Ch1 6:68; Ch2 8:5
Zeboim: Gen 14:2; Neh 11:34; Hos 11:8
there was no: It is probable that the Philistines in the former wars had carried away all the smiths from Israel. Jdg 5:8; Kg2 24:14; Isa 54:16; Jer 24:1
a file: Heb. a file with mouths
sharpen: Heb. set, Sa1 13:21
there was neither: Sa1 17:47, Sa1 17:50; Jdg 5:8; Zac 4:6; Co1 1:27-29; Co2 4:7
garrison: or, standing camp, Sa1 13:3, Sa1 14:4
passage: Sa1 13:2, Sa1 13:5, Sa1 14:1, Sa1 14:4, Sa1 14:5; Isa 10:28