31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash to Aijalon, they were exhausted.
31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
31 They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint.
31 They killed Philistines that day all the way from Micmash to Aijalon, but the soldiers ended up totally exhausted.
31 Now they had driven back the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. So the people were very faint.
31 They chased and killed the Philistines all day from Micmash to Aijalon, growing more and more faint.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:31
Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:24-35
(Read 1 Samuel 14:24-35)
Saul's severe order was very unwise; if it gained time, it lost strength for the pursuit. Such is the nature of our bodies, that daily work cannot be done without daily bread, which therefore our Father in heaven graciously gives. Saul was turning aside from God, and now he begins to build altars, being then most zealous, as many are, for the form of godliness when he was denying the power of it.