1 Samuel 14:52
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
1 Samuel 14:52 in other translations
| BSB | And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him. |
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| WEB | There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he took him into his service. |
| ASV | And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. |
| YLT | And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself. |
| DARBY | And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself. |
| BBE | All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any strong man or any good fighting man, he kept him near himself. |
| Webster | And there was violent war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself. |
What does 1 Samuel 14:52 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:47-52
Here is a general account of Saul's court and camp. He had little reason to be proud of his royal dignity, nor had any of his neighbours cause to envy him, for he had but little enjoyment after he took the kingdom. And often men's earthly glory makes a blaze just before the dark night of disgrace and woe comes on them.
1 Samuel 14:52 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:52
- 1 Samuel 8:11
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
- 1 Samuel 8:1
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 14:51
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- 1 Samuel 14:52
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
1 Samuel 14:52 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la guerra fué fuerte contra los Filisteos todo el tiempo de Saúl; y á cualquiera que Saúl veía hombre valiente y hombre de esfuerzo, juntábale consigo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la guerre fut forte contre les Philistins durant tous les jours de Saül; et quand Saül voyait quelque homme fort et quelque homme vaillant, il le prenait auprès de lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Streit war heftig wider die Philister alle Tage Sauls; und wenn Saul irgend einen streitbaren Mann und irgend einen Tapferen sah, so gesellte er ihn sich zu. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erat autem bellum potens adversum Philisthæos omnibus diebus Saul. Nam quemcumque viderat Saul virum fortem, et aptum ad prælium, sociabat eum sibi. |