And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
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Interpretation
The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had gone forth long before, Ex 17:14 ; De 25:19, but they had been spared till they filled up the measure of their sins. We are sure that the righteous Lord does no injustice to any.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 15:1-5.
Glossary
- Saul Person
- Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .
- Telem Place
- Oppression. (1. ) A porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24). (2. ) A town in the southern border of Judah ( Josh. 15:24 ); probably the same as Telaim. Modern identification: Khirbet Abu Tulul.