1 Samuel 14:47
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.”
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
לָכַד
he had taken
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לָכַד
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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סָבִיב
all around
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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רָשַׁע
he acted wickedly
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רָשַׁע
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
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פָּנָה
he turned
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פָּנָה
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
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עַמּוֹן
Ammon
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עַמּוֹן
Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
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צוֹבָא
Zobah
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צוֹבָא
Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria
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