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1 Samuel 14:52

Et il y eut une forte guerre contre les Philistins durant tout le temps de Saül; et aussitôt que Saül voyait quelque homme fort, et quelque homme vaillant, il le prenait auprès de lui.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Conscription;   Saul;   Thompson Chain Reference - Mighty Men;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Philistines;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Army;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samuel, the Books of;   War;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Gibeah;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Michmash;   Philistines;   Samuel, Books of;   Urim and Thummim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jonathan;   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ga'za;   Saul;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Anthropology;   Army;   Samuel, Books of;   Valiant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Army;  

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et pendant tout le temps de Saül il y eut une guerre violente contre les Philistins; et dès que Saül voyait quelque homme fort, et quelque homme vaillant, il le prenait auprès de lui.
Darby's French Translation
Et la guerre fut forte contre les Philistins durant tous les jours de Saül; et quand Saül voyait quelque homme fort et quelque homme vaillant, il le prenait auprès de lui.
Louis Segond (1910)
Pendant toute la vie de Saül, il y eut une guerre acharnée contre les Philistins; et dès que Saül apercevait quelque homme fort et vaillant, il le prenait à son service.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when Saul: 1 Samuel 8:1, 1 Samuel 8:11

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 8:9 - the manner 1 Samuel 13:2 - chose 1 Samuel 17:1 - gathered 1 Samuel 18:5 - the men of war Song of Solomon 3:7 - threescore Ezekiel 25:15 - to destroy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul,.... For notwithstanding the late victory over them, and slaughter made among them, they recovered themselves, and came out again to battle, and gave Saul a great deal of trouble, and he at last died in battle with them:

and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him; to be his bodyguard, as Josephus q says; or for soldiers and officers in his army, even such, as the same writer observes, that exceeded others in comeliness of person, and in largeness and height; such as were in some measure like himself, that were strong, able bodied men, and of courage, and valour, and fortitude of mind.

q Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 6. c. 6. sect. 5.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 14:52. When Saul saw any strong man — This was very politic. He thus continued to recruit his army with strong and effective men.


 
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