The Meaning of 1 Samuel 15:4 Explained

1 Samuel 15:4

KJV: And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

YLT: And Saul summoneth the people, and inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand are men of Judah.

Darby: And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

ASV: And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 15:4?

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And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

What does 1 Samuel 15:4 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 15:1-16 - Leading The People In Disobedience

Several years intervened between the preceding chapter and this. The kingdom had become strong and prosperous. It seemed as though Samuel's sentence of deposition had been forgotten. But even in hot summer weather, the taint of autumn decay may be in the air. The speck of corruption was slowly eating into Saul's heart, and at last, when this charge came concerning Amalek, the evil was revealed to all. Amalek was under a curse, and the existence of the tribe was a standing menace to the peace and prosperity of the surrounding nations; hence the edict for its destruction, Exodus 17:16. Even in this world God judges the nations, and condemns such as have ceased to fulfill His purpose. In spite of God's distinct command, Saul connived at the reservation of the choicest and best of the spoils, and this brought about his rejection. It is noticeable, also, that an Amalekite claimed to have dispatched Him on the field of Gilboa, 2 Samuel 1:1-10. If we spare what God has commanded us to destroy, it may later destroy us. Take care in your obedience; you serve an exacting though loving God! [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 15

¹ Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek
⁶ Saul favors the Kenites
⁷ He spares Agag and the best of the spoil
¹⁰ Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience
²⁴ Saul's humiliation
³² Samuel kills Agag
³⁴ Samuel and Saul part

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 15:4 mean?

So gathered together Saul - the people and numbered them in Telaim two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah

וַיְשַׁמַּ֤ע שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־ הָעָ֔ם וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙ בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף רַגְלִ֑י וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָֽה

וַיְשַׁמַּ֤ע	So gathered together
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
שָׁאוּל֙	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָעָ֔ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙	and numbered them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים	in Telaim
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: טְלָאִים Sense: a place in Judah where Saul mustered his forces before attacking Amalek; site unknown.
מָאתַ֥יִם	two hundred
Parse: Number, fd Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
אֶ֖לֶף	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
רַגְלִ֑י	foot soldiers
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: רַגְלִי Sense: on foot.
וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת	and ten
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular construct Root: עֶשֶׂר Sense: ten.
אֲלָפִ֖ים	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine plural Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
אִ֥ישׁ	men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יְהוּדָֽה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.

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