John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 11:6 - 11:6

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 11:6 - 11:6


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1Sa_11:6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

Ver. 6. And the Spirit of God came upon Saul.] That is, The spirit of fortitude, saith the Chaldee Paraphrast; not that "spirit of love, of power, and of a sound mind." {2Ti_1:7}



And his anger was kindled greatly.
] Anger is cos fortitudinis, saith Aristotle, the whetstone of courage {a} And Saul, though cold in his own cause when slighted and rejected, {1Sa_10:27} is all alight, on fire, exarsit nasus eius, when God is dishonoured, and his people so reproached.



{a} Nervus est animae indignatio.