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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 13:3
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, etc.] Not the same with Gibeah of Benjamin, as Jarchi; for it can hardly be thought that Jonathan should place himself with his thousand men where the Philistines had a garrison; or that if this was the same with that in the preceding verse, that it should be called by another name in this; but Gibeah and Geba were two places, as Kimchi observes, both indeed in the tribe of Benjamin, and it is very probable not far from one another; (see <061824> Joshua 18:24,28). This seems to be the same with the hill of God, where was a garrison of the Philistines, (<091005>1 Samuel 10:5), who after their defeat by Samuel contented themselves with some strong holds and garrisons in some parts of the land to keep Israel in awe; the Targum understands this of a single person, a governor of the Philistines in this place, whom Jonathan slew, and so Jarchi; and according to R. Isaiah he was one that was appointed to gather the tax for them: and the Philistines heard of it, which alarmed them, and made them prepare for war: and Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land; not he in person, for he was at Gilgal, as the next verse shows; but he ordered it to be blown, being aware of the preparations the Philistines were making to attack him: saying, let the Hebrews hear; both what his son had done, and what the Philistines were doing.
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