1 Samuel 14
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1 Samuel 14:1-18

1Now it fell upon a dayH3117, that JonathanH3129 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586 saidH559 unto the youngH5288 manH5288 that bare his armorH3627, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’H6430 garrisonH4673, that is on yonder sideH5676. But he toldH5046 not his fatherH1. 2And SaulH7586 abode in the uttermost part of GibeahH1390 under the pomegranate-tree which is in MigronH4051: and the peopleH5971 that were with him were about sixH8337 hundredH3967 menH376; 3and AhijahH281, the sonH1121 of AhitubH285, Ichabod’s brotherH251, the sonH1121 of PhinehasH6372, the sonH1121 of EliH5941, the priestH3548 of Jehovah in ShilohH7887, wearing an ephodH646. And the peopleH5971 knewH3045 not that JonathanH3129 was goneH1980. 4And between the passesH5674, by which JonathanH3129 soughtH1245 to go over unto the Philistines’H6430 garrisonH4673, there was a rocky crag on the oneH259 sideH5676, and a rocky crag on the other sideH5676: and the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was Bozez, and the nameH8034 of the other Seneh. 5The oneH259 crag rose up on the northH6828 in frontH4136 of Michmash, and the other on the southH5045 in frontH4136 of GebaH1387.

6And JonathanH3083 saidH559 to the youngH5288 manH5288 that bare his armorH3627, Come, and let us go over unto the garrisonH4673 of these uncircumcisedH6189: it may be that Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to saveH3467 by manyH7227 or by fewH4592. 7And his armorbearer saidH559 unto him, Do all that is in thy heartH3824: turnH5186 thee, behold, I am with thee according to thy heartH3824. 8Then saidH559 JonathanH3083, Behold, we will passH5674 over unto the menH376, and we will disclose ourselves unto them. 9If they sayH559 thusH3541 unto us, Tarry until we comeH5927 to you; then we will standH5975 stillH5975 in our placeH8478, and will not goH5927 up unto them. 10But if they sayH559 thusH3541, ComeH5927 up unto us; then we will goH5927 up; for Jehovah hath delivered them into our handH3027: and this shall be the signH226 unto us. 11And both of them disclosed themselves unto the garrisonH4673 of the PhilistinesH6430: and the PhilistinesH6430 saidH559, Behold, the HebrewsH5680 comeH3318 forthH3318 out of the holesH2356 whereH834 they had hidH2244 themselves. 12And the menH376 of the garrison answered JonathanH3129 and his armorbearer, and saidH559, ComeH5927 up to us, and we will show you a thingH1697. And JonathanH3129 saidH559 unto his armorbearer, ComeH5927 up after me; for Jehovah hath delivered them into the handH3027 of IsraelH3478. 13And JonathanH3129 climbed up upon his handsH3027 and upon his feetH7272, and his armorbearer after him: and they fellH5307 before JonathanH3129; and his armorbearer slew them after him. 14And that firstH7223 slaughterH4347, which JonathanH3129 and his armorbearer made, wasH1961 about twentyH6242 menH376, within as it were halfH2677 a furrow’s length in an acre of landH7704. 15And there wasH1961 a tremblingH2729 in the campH4264, in the fieldH7704, and among all the peopleH5971; the garrisonH4673, and the spoilers, they alsoH1571 trembledH7264; and the earthH776 quakedH7264: so there wasH1961 an exceeding great tremblingH2729.

16And the watchmenH6822 of SaulH7586 in GibeahH1390 of BenjaminH1144 lookedH7200; and, behold, the multitudeH1995 meltedH4127 awayH4127, and they went hither and thither. 17Then saidH559 SaulH7586 unto the peopleH5971 that were with him, Number now, and seeH7200 who is goneH1980 from us. And whenH834 they had numbered, behold, JonathanH3129 and his armorbearer were not there. 18And SaulH7586 saidH559 unto AhijahH281, BringH5066 hither the arkH727 of GodH430. For the arkH727 of GodH430 wasH1961 there at that time with the children of IsraelH3478.

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