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Poole on 1 Samuel 12:14, 15: National Obedience to the Lord
Verse 14:[1] If ye will (Josh. 24:14; Ps. 81:13, 14) fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the...
Dr. Dilday
Jan 6, 20227 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 12:9-13: A History of the Lord's Mercies, Part 2
Verse 9:[1] And when they (Judg. 3:7) forgat the LORD their God, (Judg. 4:2) he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host...
Dr. Dilday
Dec 25, 20218 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 12:6-8: A History of the Lord's Mercies, Part 1
Verse 6:[1] And Samuel said unto the people, (Mic. 6:4) It is the LORD that advanced (or, made[2]) Moses and Aaron, and that brought...
Dr. Dilday
Dec 17, 20219 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 12:1-5: Samuel's Solemn Protestation
Verse 1:[1] And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto (1 Sam. 8:5, 19, 20) your voice in all that ye said unto me,...
Dr. Dilday
Dec 10, 202114 min read


Poole's Outline of 1 Samuel 12: A King Given in Anger
Samuel having appointed a king unto the people, testifieth his own integrity, to which they witness, 1-5. He setteth before them the...
Dr. Dilday
Dec 4, 20211 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 11:12-15: Saul's Kingship Confirmed
Verse 12:[1] And the people said unto Samuel, (1 Sam. 10:27) Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? (see Luke 19:27) bring the...
Dr. Dilday
Dec 2, 20216 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 11:9-11: Saul's First Victory!
Verse 9:[1] And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 22, 20214 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 11:5-8: Oxen Hewn and an Army Raised
Verse 5:[1] And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 19, 20219 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 11:3, 4: A Cry for Help!
Verse 3:[1] And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us (Heb. forbear us[2]) seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 16, 20213 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 11:1, 2: Crisis at Jabesh-Gilead
Verse 1:[1] Then (1 Sam. 12:12) Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against (Judg. 21:8) Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 12, 20214 min read


Poole's Outline of 1 Samuel 11: Saul's First Military Expedition
Nahash besiegeth them of Jabesh-gilead; offereth them a reproachful condition; they have seven days granted them to consult and seek...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 11, 20211 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:26, 27: A Mixed Reception of the New King
Verse 26:[1] And Saul also went home (Judg. 20:14; 1 Sam. 11:4) to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 9, 20215 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:22-25: The Manner of the Kingdom
Verse 22:[1] Therefore they (1 Sam. 23:2, 4, 10, 11) enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 5, 20215 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:17-21: Casting Lots for a King
Verse 17:[1] And Samuel called the people together (Judg. 11:11; 20:1; 1 Sam. 11:15) unto the LORD (1 Sam. 7:5, 6) to Mizpeh… [And he...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 3, 20219 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:13-16: Saul's Humble Return to Private Life
Verse 13:[1] And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. [He ceased to prophesy] Not only from the act of...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 29, 20213 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:9-12: Saul among the Prophets
Verse 9:[1] And it was so, that when he had turned his back (Heb. shoulder[2]) to go from Samuel, God gave (Heb. turned[3]) him another...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 23, 20216 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:7, 8: Samuel's Instructions to Saul
Verse 7:[1] And let it be, when these (Ex. 4:8; Luke 2:12) signs (Heb. it shall come to pass that when these signs,[2] etc.) are come...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 18, 20219 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:5, 6: Saul's Third Sign
Verse 5:[1] After that thou shalt come to (1 Sam. 10:10) the hill of God, (1 Sam. 13:3) where is the garrison of the Philistines: and...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 12, 20219 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:3, 4: Saul's Second Sign
Verse 3:[1] Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 7, 20214 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 10:2: Saul's First Sign
Verse 2:[1] When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by (Gen. 35:19, 20) Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 2, 20213 min read
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