1 Samuel 13:23

1 Samuel 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
• New International Version (NIV)Now a detachment of Philistines had gone out to the pass at Mikmash.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

Context of 1 Samuel 13:23

21The fee [for sharpening] was a pim (two-thirds of a shekel) for the plowshares, the picks, the pitchforks, and the axes, and to straighten the goads (cattle prods). 22So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son had them. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass at Michmash.

1 Samuel 13:23 word by word

וַיֵּצֵא֙ מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶֽל־מַעֲבַ֖ר מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the garrisonמַצָּבmatstsâb · stationH4673
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to the passageמַעֲבָרma‛ăbâr ma‛ăbârâh · fordH4569
• of Michmashמִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂmikmâs mikmâsh mikmash · MichmashH4363

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 13:23

• 1 Samuel 13:3Jonathan attacked and defeated the Philistine garrison which was at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”
• 1 Samuel 14:4Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over to get to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side; one [crag] was named Bozez, and the other, Seneh.
• 1 Samuel 13:2Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel; of whom 2,000 were with him in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while 1,000 were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But he sent the rest of the people away, each one to his own tent.
• 1 Samuel 14:1One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to his young armor bearer, “Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.
• Isaiah 10:28The Assyrian has come against Aiath [in Judah], He has passed through Migron [with his army]; At Michmash he stored his equipment.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 13:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The passage of Michmash - The steep and precipitous path from Michmash to Geba, over the valley of Suweinit. The same term is used in Isaiah 10:28-29, where the march of the Assyrian army is described.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 See how politic the Philistines were when they had power; they not only prevented the people of Israel from making weapons of war, but obliged them to depend upon their enemies, even for instruments of husbandry. How impolitic Saul was, who did not, in the beginning of his reign, set himself to redress this. Want of true sense always accompanies want of grace. Sins which appear to us very little, have dangerous consequences. Miserable is a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23The pass at Michmash was a key route through the canyon, separating Michmash from Geba, Gibeah, and other towns to the south.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Continue
• Encamp
• Garrison
• Michmash
• Passage
• Samuel
• Ford
• Names, Proper
• Pass, Passage, Passenger

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings