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All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was considered an abomination to the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.
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Verse 4. Courage. Hebrew “and Israel was in abomination (stinking) with the Philistines.” See Exodus 6:21. Calmet.—Septuagint “despised as nothing the strangers.”—Were should be omitted, as the verb is active, clamavit, in the Vulg. and Septuagint though the Prot. have “were called,” and so forth They shouted with alacrity, that Saul would lead them on to battle. Bible.—Osiander thinks that they “exclaimed against him,” for engaging them in this new war.
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