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1Samuel 13
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Saul’s Battles against the Philistines

13Saul was 30 years old when he began to reign, and he ruled for 42 years over Israel.H7586H4427H1121H8141H4427H8147H8141H3478 2Saul chose for himself 3,000 men from Israel. There were 2,000 with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, while 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He had sent the rest of the people home.H7586H977H7969H505H3478H505H7586H4363H2022H1008H505H3129H1390H1144H3499H5971H7971H376H168 3Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison in Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land: "Listen, Hebrews!"H3129H5221H5333H6430H1387H6430H8085H7586H8628H7782H776H559H5680H8085 4All Israel heard the report, "Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison and Israel has also become repulsive to the Philistines." Then the people were summoned to Saul at Gilgal.H3478H8085H559H7586H5221H5333H6430H3478H887H6430H5971H6817H310H7586H1537 5The Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and people as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And they advanced and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.H6430H622H3898H3478H7970H505H7393H8337H505H6571H5971H2344H3220H8193H7230H5927H2583H4363H6926H1007 6When the men of Israel saw that they were in distress (for the people were in a tight spot), the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in crags, in tombs, and in pits.H376H3478H7200H6887H5971H5065H5971H2244H4631H2337H5553H6877H953 7Hebrews went across the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead, but Saul remained in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.H5680H5674H3383H776H1410H1568H7586H1537H5971H310H2729 8Saul waited seven days for the appointment set by Samuel. When Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal, as the people began to scatter from Saul,H3176H3176H7651H3117H4150H8050H8050H935H1537H5971H6327 9Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering and the peace offering to me," and he offered the burnt offering.H7586H559H5066H5930H8002H5927H5930 10Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet and greet him.H3615H5927H5930H8050H935H7586H3318H7125H1288 11Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul replied, "When?I saw that the people were scattering from me, that you didn't come at the appointed time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash.H8050H559H6213H7586H559H7200H5971H5310H935H3117H4150H6430H622H4363 12I thought, 'The Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal but I've not sought the favor of the Lord,' so I forced myself to offer the burnt offering."H559H6430H3381H1537H2470H6440H3068H662H5927H5930 13Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You haven't obeyed the commandment of the Lord your God, which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever,H8050H559H7586H5528H8104H4687H3068H430H6680H3068H3559H4467H3478H5704H5769 14but now your kingdom won't be established. The Lord has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and the Lord has appointed him as commander-in-chief over his people because you didn't obey that which the Lord commanded you."H4467H6965H3068H1245H376H3824H3068H6680H5057H5971H8104H3068H6680 15Then Samuel got up and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul mustered the people present with him, about 600 men.H8050H6965H5927H1537H1390H1144H7586H6485H5971H4672H8337H3967H376 16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the people present with them remained in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Michmash.H7586H3129H1121H5971H4672H3427H1387H1144H6430H2583H4363 17Raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three companies. One company turned in the direction of Ophrah, to the land of Shual,H7843H3318H4264H6430H7969H7218H259H7218H6437H1870H6084H776H7777 18one company turned in the direction of Beth-horon, while the one company turned toward the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboiim toward the desert.1316H259H7218H6437H1870H1032H259H7218H6437H1870H1366H8259H1516H6650H4057

The Philistine Monopoly on Metal Working

19No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel because the Philistines thought, "This will keep the Hebrews from making swords or spears."H2796H4672H776H3478H6430H559H5680H6213H2719H2595 20All Israel would have to go to the Philistines so each person could sharpen his plow, his mattock, his axe, and his sickle.H3478H3381H6430H3913H376H4282H855H7134H4281 21The charge was two thirds of a shekel for plows, mattocks, three pronged forks, and axes, or for setting the goads.H6477H6310H4281H855H7969H7053H7134H5324H1861 22On the day of battle no sword or spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and his son Jonathan did have them.H3117H4421H2719H2595H4672H3027H5971H7586H3129H7586H3129H1121H4672 23Now a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass of Michmash.H4673H6430H3318H4569H4363


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