The Meaning of 1 Samuel 14:20 Explained

1 Samuel 14:20

KJV: And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

YLT: And Saul is called, and all the people who are with him, and they come in unto the battle, and, lo, the sword of each hath been against his neighbour -- a very great destruction.

Darby: And Saul and all the people that were with him were called together, and they came to the battle; and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, a very great confusion.

ASV: And Saul and all the people that were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 14:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Saul and all the people that [were] with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very great discomfiture.

What does 1 Samuel 14:20 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 14:16-35 - Victory Shadowed By Saul's Errors

Saul's unwise prohibition had a terrible sequel: first, in the exhaustion of his troops; and, second, in the rushing of the hungry upon the spoil without the proper separation of blood. Then, as the day closed in, the divine oracle was dumb. Evidently some sin had interposed its dark shadow between the king and the Eternal Light. See 1 Samuel 14:37. Saul knew this, but he refused to look for the sin in his own heart, even when he and Jonathan stood alone. See 1 Samuel 14:42.

The cause of the discomfiture and silence was not in Jonathan. Saul was alone to blame. In that the good sense of the people decided rigidly. Not only had the king marred and missed the greatest opportunity of his life, but he was already enwrapping his soul in that jealousy, moroseness of temper and impetuosity of judgment which ruined his after-career. In Paul's expressive phrase, he became a castaway, and was flung from the mighty hand which longed to make Him a vessel unto honor, meet for every noble work. See 1 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Timothy 2:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 14

¹ Jonathan goes and miraculously smites the Philistine's garrison
¹⁵ A divine terror makes them beat themselves
¹⁷ Saul, not staying the priest's answer, sets on them
²¹ The captivated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them
²⁴ Saul's unadvised adjuration hinders the victory
³¹ He restrains the people from eating blood
³⁵ He builds an altar
³⁷ Jonathan, taken by lot, is save by the people
⁴⁷ Saul's victories, strength, and family

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 14:20 mean?

And assembled Saul and all the people who [were] with him and they went to the battle and indeed was sword of every man against his neighbor [and there was] confusion great very

וַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק שָׁא֗וּל וְכָל־ הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־ הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה הָיְתָ֜ה חֶ֤רֶב אִישׁ֙ בְּרֵעֵ֔הוּ מְהוּמָ֖ה גְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד

וַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק	And assembled
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: זָעַק Sense: to cry, cry out, call, call for help.
שָׁא֗וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וְכָל־	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הָעָם֙	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	who [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
אִתּ֔וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ	and they went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	the battle
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
וְהִנֵּ֨ה	and indeed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
חֶ֤רֶב	sword
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: חֶרֶב Sense: sword, knife.
אִישׁ֙	of every man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
בְּרֵעֵ֔הוּ	against his neighbor
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: רֵעַ Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
מְהוּמָ֖ה	[and there was] confusion
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מְהוּמָה Sense: tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation.
גְּדוֹלָ֥ה	great
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
מְאֹֽד	very
Parse: Adverb Root: מְאֹד Sense: exceedingly, much subst.

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