1 Samuel 14 · Verse 19

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.
1 Samuel 14:19, King James Version

1 Samuel 14:19 in other translations

BSBWhile Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
WEBWhile Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
ASVAnd it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thy hand.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, while Saul spake unto the priest, that the noise which is in the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going on and becoming great, and Saul saith unto the priest, ‘Remove thy hand.'
DARBYAnd it came to pass while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hand.
BBENow while Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the tents of the Philistines became louder and louder; and Saul said to the priest, Take back your hand.
WebsterAnd it came to pass while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on, and increased: and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hand.

What does 1 Samuel 14:19 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 While Saul talked unto the priest - Before he had made an end of consulting him, the increasing noise of the panic-struck Philistines called his attention; and finding there was no time to lose, he immediately collected his men and fell on them.

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…

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1 Samuel 14:19 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.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
עַ֣ד'aduntilH5704
דִּבֶּ֤רdi.Berhe spokeH1696
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְהֶהָמ֗וֹןve.he.ha.Monand the tumultH1995
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
בְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.Neh[was] in [the] camp ofH4264
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand it wentH1980
הָל֖וֹךְha.Lokhcontinuously <to go>H1980
וָרָ֑ב\ \פva.Ravand greatH7227
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֱסֹ֥ף'e.SofwithdrawH622
יָדֶֽךָ\׃ya.De.khahand yourH3027

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:19

  • 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 14:24

    And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

  • Psalms 106:13

    They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

  • Joshua 9:14

    And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 13:11

    And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

  • Isaiah 28:16

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
noise. or, tumult. Withdraw.
24; 13:11; Jos 9:14; Ps 106:13; Isa 28:16

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 14:20

    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.

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1 Samuel 14:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció que estando aún hablando Saúl con el sacerdote, el alboroto que había en el campo de los Filisteos se aumentaba, é iba creciendo en gran manera. Entonces dijo Saúl al sacerdote: Detén tu mano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva que, pendant que Saül parlait au sacrificateur, le tumulte qui était dans le camp des Philistins allait toujours croissant; et Saül dit au sacrificateur: Retire ta main.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, während Saul zu dem Priester redete, da nahm das Getümmel im Lager der Philister fort und fort zu; und Saul sprach zu dem Priester: Ziehe deine Hand zurück.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque loqueretur Saul ad sacerdotem, tumultus magnus exortus est in castris Philisthinorum: crescebatque paulatim, et clarius resonabat. Et ait Saul ad sacerdotem: Contrahe manum tuam.