John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 14:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Saul, and all the people that were with him, assembled themselves, etc.] The six hundred men that were with him, unless we can suppose the 1000 that had been with Jonathan in Gibeah were here still, (see <091302>1 Samuel 13:2) and they came to the battle; to the field of battle, the place where the army of the Philistines had lain encamped: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow; taking one another for Hebrews, or treacherous and disaffected persons; so that, though the Israelites had neither swords nor spears, they needed none, for the Philistines destroyed one another with their own swords; and there was a very great discomfiture; noise, tumult, confusion, slaughter, and destruction.

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