1 Samuel 14 · Verse 18

1 Samuel 14:18

And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
1 Samuel 14:18, King James Version

1 Samuel 14:18 in other translations

BSBThen Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
WEBSaul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s ark here.” For God’s ark was with the children of Israel at that time.
ASVAnd Saul said unto Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel.
YLTAnd Saul saith to Ahiah, ‘Bring nigh the ark of God;' for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.
DARBYAnd Saul said to Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
BBEAnd Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time.
WebsterAnd Saul said to Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

What does 1 Samuel 14:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 14:17-19

17-19. Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us--The idea occurred to him that it might be some daring adventurer belonging to his own little troop, and it would be easy to discover him.

Read the full comment on 1 Samuel 14:17-19 →

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Bring hither the ark of God - He wished to inquire what use he should make of the present favorable circumstances, and to proceed in the business as God should direct.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:16-23

The Philistines were, by the power of God, set against one another. The more evident it was that God did all, the more reason Saul had to inquire whether God would give him leave to do any thing. But he was in such haste to fight a fallen enemy, that he would not stay to end his devotions, nor hear what answer God would give him. He that believeth, will not make such haste, nor reckon any business so urgent, as not…

Read the full comment on 1 Samuel 14:16-23 →

1 Samuel 14:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586
לַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla.'a.chi.Yahto AhijahH281
הַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahbring near !H5066
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הָיָ֞הha.Yahit wasH1961
אֲר֧וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:18

  • Judges 20:18

    And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.

  • Judges 20:27-28

    And the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

  • 1 Samuel 4:3-5

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

  • 1 Samuel 7:1

    And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

  • Judges 20:23

    (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)

  • 2 Samuel 15:24-26

    And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation: But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

  • 2 Samuel 11:11

    And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

  • 1 Samuel 30:7-8

    And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

  • Numbers 27:21

    And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

  • 1 Samuel 5:2

    When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Bring hither.The Septuagint reads [Prosagage to ephoud, hoti autos ere to ephoud en te hemera ekeine enopiou Israel.] "Bring hither the ephod; for he bore the ephod on that day before Israel:" which Houbigant and others think is the true reading. Finding that his son Jonathan and his armour-bearer were absent, Saul wished to consult the high-priest; but the tumult increasing, he says to him, "Withdraw thine hand:" i.e., desist form consulting the ephod on the present occasion, and immediately hastened to make the best use he could of this astonishing victory.
4:3-5; 30:8; Nu 27:21; Jud 20:18,23,27,28; 2Sa 11:11; 15:24-26
For the ark.
5:2; 7:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 14:17

    Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.

  • 1 Samuel 14:18

    And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 14:19

    And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.

Read all of 1 Samuel 14

1 Samuel 14:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Saúl dijo á Achîas: Trae el arca de Dios. Porque el arca de Dios estaba entonces con los hijos de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Saül dit à Akhija: Fais approcher l’arche de Dieu (car l’arche de Dieu était en ce jour-là avec les fils d’Israël).
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach Saul zu Ahija: Bringe die Lade Gottes herbei; denn die Lade Gottes war an jenem Tage unter den Kindern Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait Saul ad Achiam: Applica arcam Dei. (Erat enim ibi arca Dei in die illa cum filiis Israël.)