And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;
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Interpretation
Saul seems to have been quite at a loss, and unable to help himself. Those can never think themselves safe who see themselves out of God's protection.
Glossary
- Saul Person
- Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .
- Gibeah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel el Ful.
- Migron Place
- Precipice or landslip, a place between Aiath and Michmash ( Isa. 10:28 ). The town of the same name mentioned in 1 Sam. 14:2 was to the south of this. Modern identification: Tell Maryam.