1 Samuel 14:17

Lutherbibel

Saul sprach zu dem Volk, das bei ihm war: Zählt und seht, wer von uns sei weggegangen! Und da sei zählten, siehe, das war Jonathan und sein Waffenträger nicht da.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Da sprach Saul zu dem Volk, das bei ihm war: Zählet doch und sehet, wer von uns weggegangen ist! Und als sie zählten, siehe, da fehlten Jonatan und sein Waffenträger.

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Und Saul sprach zu dem Volke, das bei ihm war: Haltet doch Musterung und sehet, wer von uns weggegangen ist. Und sie hielten Musterung, und siehe, Jonathan und sein Waffenträger waren nicht da.

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Saul unto the people that were with him,.... To some of the officers, particularly the muster master;

number now, and see who is gone from us: for he concluded that this agitation and confusion in the host of the Philistines were occasioned by an enterprise of some of his men, who by some stratagem or another had thrown them into this disorder:

and when they had numbered: which was soon done, being but six hundred men in all:

behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there; from whence it might be inferred, that this commotion the Philistines were in was occasioned by an onset of theirs on the outer guards or sentinels of their garrison or army, which had alarmed them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 14:17. Number now — Saul perceived that the Philistines were routed, but could not tell by what means; supposing that it must be by some of his own troops, he called a muster to see who and how many were absent.