SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:47
¶ Y tomando Saúl el reino sobre Israel, hizo guerra a todos sus enemigos alrededor: contra Moab, contra los hijos de Amón, contra Edom, contra los reyes de Soba, y contra los filisteos; y adondequiera que se volvía, era vencedor.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 14:47
Verse 47. So Saul took the kingdom] The Targum appears to give the meaning of this expression: "Saul prospered in his government over Israel." And the proofs of his prosperity are immediately subjoined. Fought against all his enemies] Of the wars which are mentioned here we have no particulars; they must have endured a long time, and have been, at least in general, successful.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 47. So Saul took the kingdom over Israel , etc.] Which seemed to be almost taken from him when he was shut up in Gibeah, and the Philistines ravaged his country at pleasure; but now, having obtained a victory over them, he recovered his kingdom, and reassumed his power and authority; or he was now strengthened in it, as Kimchi interprets it; the people seeing that he succeeded in his wars with their enemies, they readily submitted to his government without any hesitation, and obeyed his commands; so the Targum, “Saul prospered in the kingdom over Israel;” and, according to Abarbinel, these words will admit of another sense, that whereas, after he was anointed and made king, he followed the herd, and attended rustic affairs; but now, after this victory over the Philistines, he took upon him the state and majesty of a king, and no more concerned himself with his farm and cattle, but betook himself wholly to regal and military affairs, as follows: and fought against all his enemies on every side ; who invaded his kingdom from different quarters; he defended himself against them, and preserved his kingdom: against Moab, and against the children of Ammon ; who lay to the east of him: and against Edom ; which was on the southern border of his land: and against the king of Zobah ; a part of Syria, which was to the north of the land of Israel, and was near Damascus, (see 2 Samuel 8:3,5), and, according to Benjamin of Tudela f293 , the same with Haleb, or Aleppo, There never were but two kings of it, Rehob and Hadadezer, who lived in the reigns of Saul and David, ( 2 Samuel 8:3) and against the Philistines ; who were on the western border of the land of Canaan: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them ; disturbed and disquieted them, and made them very uneasy; he terrified and distressed them; the Targum is, he “condemned” them, he treated them as wicked and ungodly persons, and punished them as such.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 47-52 - Here is a general account of Saul's court and camp. He had littl reason to be proud of his royal dignity, nor had any of his neighbour 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 __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ושׁאול 7586 לכד 3920 המלוכה 4410 על 5921 ישׂראל 3478 וילחם 3898 סביב 5439 בכל 3605 איביו 341 במואב 4124 ובבני 1121 עמון 5983 ובאדום 123 ובמלכי 4428 צובה 6678 ובפלשׁתים 6430 ובכל 3605 אשׁר 834 יפנה 6437 ירשׁיע׃ 7561
