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1 Samuel 15

1 Samuel 15:4

Saul’s Disobedience · 1 Samuel 15:1–9
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Translations

Modern
So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
Traditional
And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
Literal
And Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
Latin
Præcepit itaque Saul populo, et recensuit eos quasi agnos: ducenta millia peditum, et decem millia virorum Juda.

Original

Hebrew
English
So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

Notes

1 Samuel 15:4

Telaim: This might be the same as Telem (see Joshua 15:24).

1 Samuel 15:1–35

After Saul disobeyed God by not completely destroying the Amalekites, God rejected him more strongly than before (see 1 Samuel 13:8–14).

Events

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Places

Telaim: Place where Saul gathered his army

Glossary

Agag Amalek, Amalekites Samuel, Books of First and Second Telaim Telem (Place)

Topics

Agency in Executing Judgments Amalekites: Defeated by Saul Church and State: Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Directs Administration Falsehood: Saul Retaliation: The Israelites on the Amalekites Telaim: A Place of Unknown Location The Amalekites: Saul: Massacred The Armies of Israel: Often Led by the King in Person the Tribe of Judah: Aided Saul in his Wars War of Extermination