1Samuel 13
13Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, / reigned one…: Heb. the son of one year in his reigningH7586H4427H1121H8141H4427H8147H8141H34782Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.H7586H977H7969H505H3478H505H7586H4363H2022H1008H505H3129H1390H1144H3499H5971H7971H376H1683And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. / Geba: or, the hillH3129H5221H5333H6430H1387H6430H8085H7586H8628H7782H776H559H5680H80854And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. / was…: Heb. did stinkH3478H8085H559H7586H5221H5333H6430H3478H887H6430H5971H6817H310H7586H15375And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.H6430H622H3898H3478H7970H505H7393H8337H505H6571H5971H2344H3220H8193H7230H5927H2583H4363H6926H10076When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.H376H3478H7200H6887H5971H5065H5971H2244H4631H2337H5553H6877H9537And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. / followed…: Heb. trembled after himH5680H5674H3383H776H1410H1568H7586H1537H5971H310H27298And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.H3176H3176H7651H3117H4150H8050H8050H935H1537H5971H63279And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.H7586H559H5066H5930H8002H5927H593010And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. / salute: Heb. blessH3615H5927H5930H8050H935H7586H3318H7125H128811And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;H8050H559H6213H7586H559H7200H5971H5310H935H3117H4150H6430H622H436312Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. / made…: Heb. intreated the faceH559H6430H3381H1537H2470H6440H3068H662H5927H593013And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.H8050H559H7586H5528H8104H4687H3068H430H6680H3068H3559H4467H3478H5704H576914But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.H4467H6965H3068H1245H376H3824H3068H6680H5057H5971H8104H3068H668015And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. / present: Heb. foundH8050H6965H5927H1537H1390H1144H7586H6485H5971H4672H8337H3967H37616And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. / present: Heb. found / Gibeah: Heb. GebaH7586H3129H1121H5971H4672H3427H1387H1144H6430H2583H436317And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:H7843H3318H4264H6430H7969H7218H259H7218H6437H1870H6084H776H777718And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.H259H7218H6437H1870H1032H259H7218H6437H1870H1366H8259H1516H6650H405719Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:H2796H4672H776H3478H6430H559H5680H6213H2719H259520But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.H3478H3381H6430H3913H376H4282H855H7134H428121Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. / a file: Heb. a file with mouths / sharpen: Heb. to setH6477H6310H4281H855H7969H7053H7134H5324H186122So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.H3117H4421H2719H2595H4672H3027H5971H7586H3129H7586H3129H1121H467223And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. / garrison: or, standing campH4673H6430H3318H4569H4363
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