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There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul summoned the people and counted them in Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Saul summoned the people and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Saul sent messengers who told every town and village to send men to join the army at Telaim. There were 210,000 troops in all, and 10,000 of these were from Judah. Saul organized them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Saul organized the troops, and he counted them at Telaim: 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Saul called his forces together and inspected them at Telem: there were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 from Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Saul summoned the people and mustered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim?200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Saul assembled the army and mustered them at Telaim. There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Saul assembled the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Saul summoned the people, and counted them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul summons the people, and inspects them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand [are] men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Saul summoneth the people, and inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand are men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Saul will cause the people to hear, and he will review them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So Saul commanded the people, and numbered them as lambs: two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand of the men of Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, Saul instructed the people, and he numbered them like lambs: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Saul alerted the army, and at Telaim reviewed two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand soldiers of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Saul summoned the people to war, and he numbered them in Telaye, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shaul issued a decree for all the people to battle and numbered them: “Among young men two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand with the men of Yehuda<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Saul summoned the people, and he numbered them in Galgala, four hundred thousand regular troops, and Juda thirty thousand regular troops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/15-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=4031" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Saul's Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">So Saul</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·šam·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the troops</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: way·yip̄·qə·ḏêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">and numbered them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2923.htm" title="2923: baṭ·ṭə·lā·’îm (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A place where Saul mustered his forces. From the plural of tla'; lambs; Telaim, a place in Palestine.">at Telaim—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mā·ṯa·yim (Number-fd) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">200,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7273.htm" title="7273: raḡ·lî (Adj-ms) -- On foot. From regel; a footman.">foot soldiers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ (Conj-w:: Number-msc) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">and 10,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/20-1.htm">Judges 20:1-2</a></span><br />Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah. / The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">Numbers 1:3</a></span><br />You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/31-4.htm">Numbers 31:4-6</a></span><br />Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.” / So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war. / And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a></span><br />When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/4-12.htm">Joshua 4:12-13</a></span><br />The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them. / About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-2.htm">1 Samuel 13:2</a></span><br />He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/11-8.htm">1 Samuel 11:8</a></span><br />And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-9.htm">2 Samuel 24:9</a></span><br />And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">1 Chronicles 21:5</a></span><br />And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">2 Chronicles 17:12-19</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah / and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor. / These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-27.htm">Mark 13:27</a></span><br />And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-34.htm">Luke 17:34-36</a></span><br />I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left. / Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.” / Two men will be in the field: One and will be taken and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-13.htm">Acts 1:13-14</a></span><br />When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. / With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1</a></span><br />When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">Telaim</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-24.htm">Joshua 15:24</a></b></br> Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,</p><p class="hdg">Telem </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/11-8.htm">1 Samuel 11:8</a></b></br> And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/13-15.htm">1 Samuel 13:15</a></b></br> And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people <i>that were</i> present with him, about six hundred men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-20.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-2.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-8.htm">Inspecteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-8.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Mustered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-17.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-8.htm">Summoneth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-1.htm">Inspecteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-29.htm">Mustered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-1.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-15.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-8.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-8.htm">Summoneth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-17.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Saul favors the Kenites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">He spares Agag and the best of the spoil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-10.htm">Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">Saul's humiliation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Samuel kills Agag</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm">Samuel and Saul part</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Saul summoned the troops</b><br>Saul, as the first king of Israel, had the authority to call upon the tribes for military service. This act of summoning troops reflects his role as a leader and commander. The context here is God's command to Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites, a task given to him through the prophet Samuel. This summoning indicates Saul's initial obedience to God's directive. The concept of a king summoning troops is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in the accounts of David and Solomon.<p><b>and numbered them at Telaim</b><br>Telaim is believed to be a location in the southern part of Judah, though its exact location is uncertain. The act of numbering the troops suggests organization and preparation for battle. This practice of numbering or taking a census of troops is seen in other parts of the Bible, such as in the book of Numbers, where God commands Moses to take a census of the Israelites. It reflects the importance of knowing the strength and readiness of the army.<p><b>200,000 foot soldiers</b><br>The large number of foot soldiers indicates the significant military force that Saul was able to muster. This reflects the unity and cooperation among the tribes of Israel under Saul's leadership. The foot soldiers, or infantry, were the backbone of ancient armies, and their large number suggests the seriousness of the campaign against the Amalekites. This also highlights the resources and manpower available to Israel at the time.<p><b>and 10,000 men of Judah</b><br>The specific mention of the men of Judah may indicate the prominence or special role of the tribe of Judah within the nation of Israel. Judah was one of the largest and most influential tribes, and its warriors were often noted for their valor. This distinction could also foreshadow the future prominence of Judah, from which the line of David and ultimately Jesus Christ would come. The separation of Judah's numbers from the rest of the troops might suggest a developing identity within the tribe, which becomes more pronounced in later biblical history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel. Saul is tasked with leading Israel in battle against the Amalekites as part of God's command.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/telaim.htm">Telaim</a></b><br>A location where Saul gathered his troops. The exact location is uncertain, but it is significant as the assembly point for the Israelite army.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/2/200,000_foot_soldiers.htm">200,000 Foot Soldiers</a></b><br>Represents the main body of Israel's army, indicating the large scale of the military operation Saul was preparing for.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/1/10,000_men_of_judah.htm">10,000 Men of Judah</a></b><br>A specific contingent from the tribe of Judah, highlighting the tribal divisions within Israel and the importance of Judah in the nation's military efforts.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a></b><br>The enemy nation that Saul is commanded to destroy completely as an act of divine judgment for their past actions against Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Saul's gathering of troops is a step in obedience, but the subsequent account reveals the importance of complete obedience to God's instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>As a leader, Saul's actions have significant consequences for the nation. This highlights the weight of responsibility on those in leadership positions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Role of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The command to destroy the Amalekites is a reminder of God's justice and the seriousness of sin. It challenges us to consider how we respond to God's directives in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_division_within_god's_people.htm">Unity and Division within God's People</a></b><br>The mention of the men of Judah alongside the larger Israelite army reflects both unity and division within God's people, prompting reflection on how we work together in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_its_impact.htm">Historical Context and Its Impact</a></b><br>Understanding the historical enmity between Israel and Amalek provides insight into God's commands and the unfolding of His plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_numbers_1_46's_600,000_men_credible.htm">How credible is the claim in Numbers 1:46 that over 600,000 fighting-age men—implying a total population of more than two million—could have gathered in the Sinai Desert? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_10_4_and_2_sam_1_10.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 10's account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_prefer_obedience_over_sacrifice.htm">While Leviticus 4 describes an intricate sacrificial system, why do other parts of the Bible suggest that God desires obedience over sacrifice (e.g., 1 Samuel 15:22)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_sam_9_7-10_conflict_with_david's_claim.htm">Does the sudden bestowal of Saul's property to Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 9:7-10 conflict with earlier accounts suggesting David had already taken Saul's possessions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">In Telaim.</span>--Identical with Telem (<a href="/joshua/15-24.htm" title="Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,">Joshua 15:24</a>), a place on the south border of Judah, near the region where the Amalekites chiefly dwelt.--<span class= "ital">Kimchi </span>Telaim, however, signifies "lambs;" probably "Beth," house of, is to be understood. Thus it was no town, but the "place or house of lambs"--some open spot, where, at the proper season, the lambs were collected from the pastures in the wilderness.--<span class= "ital">Dean Payne Smith.</span><p><span class= "bld">Ten thousand men of Judah.</span>--Again the numbers of this great tribe are out of proportion to the numbers furnished by the rest of the tribes. (See Note on <a href="/1_samuel/11-8.htm" title="And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.">1Samuel 11:8</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Telaim</span>. Kimchi identifies this with Telem (<a href="/joshua/15-24.htm">Joshua 15:24</a>), a place on the southern border of Judah near the country of the Amalekites. But as <span class="accented">telaim</span> means "lambs," more probably <span class="accented">beth</span>, "house," is to be understood; and so it was no town, but the "place of lambs," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> some open spot where at the proper season the lambs were collected from the pastures in the wilderness. <span class="cmt_word">Ten thousand men of Judah.</span> A very small number compared with the hosts of Israel, especially as Judah was most exposed to the Amalekite, raids (but see on 1 Samuel 11:8. A large army was necessary, because the Bedouin race, though offering little direct resistance, would be very difficult to overtake <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/15-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Saul</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁאוּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">summoned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשַׁמַּ֤ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·šam·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the troops</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and numbered them</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip̄·qə·ḏêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Telaim—</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(baṭ·ṭə·lā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2923.htm">Strong's 2923: </a> </span><span class="str2">Telaim -- a place where Saul mustered his forces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">200,000</span><br /><span class="heb">מָאתַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foot soldiers</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7273.htm">Strong's 7273: </a> </span><span class="str2">A footman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and 10,000</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/15-4.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 15:4 Saul summoned the people and numbered them (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>