Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 1 Samuel 14:6

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Come: This action of Jonathan's was totally contrary to the laws of war; no military operation should be undertaken without the knowledge and command of the general. But it is highly probable, that this gallant man was led to undertake the hazardous enterprise by an immediate divine impulse; and by the same influence was kept from informing the soldiers, and even from consulting his father, who might have opposed his design. uncircumcised: Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Gen 17:7-11; Jdg 15:18; Sa2 1:20; Jer 9:23, Jer 9:26; Eph 2:11, Eph 2:12; Phi 3:3 it may be: Sa2 16:12; Kg2 19:4; Amo 5:15; Zep 2:3 for there is no restraint: Where there is a promise of defense and support, the weakest, in the face of the strongest enemy, may rely upon it with the utmost confidence. Deu 32:30; Jdg 7:4-7; Ch2 14:11; Psa 115:1-3; Zac 4:6; Mat 19:26; Rom 8:31 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 14:7

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