1 Samuel 13:18

1 Samuel 13:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)another toward Beth Horon, and the third toward the borderland overlooking the Valley of Zeboyim facing the wilderness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)another company turned toward Beth-horon; and another company turned toward the border that looks down on the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)another company turned to the road to Beth Horon, and another company turned to the road of the border that overlooks the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

Context of 1 Samuel 13:18

16Saul and his son Jonathan were staying in Geba, in the land of Benjamin's tribe. They had their soldiers with them there. The Philistines had their camp at Michmash. 17The Philistines sent out three small groups of soldiers to attack towns in Israel. One group went towards Ophrah in the land of Shual. The second group went towards Beth Horon. The third group went to Israel's border where they could see across Zeboim Valley towards the wilderness. 19At that time, there were no people in Israel who could use iron to make things. The Philistines had said, ‘We must not let the Hebrew people make swords and spears.’ 20So the Israelites had to ask the Philistines to mend their ploughs, axes, hoes and knives that they used on their farms.

1 Samuel 13:18 word by word

וְהָרֹ֤אשׁ אֶחָד֙ יִפְנֶ֔ה דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית חֹר֑וֹן וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ אֶחָ֤ד יִפְנֶה֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַגְּב֔וּל הַנִּשְׁקָ֛ף עַל־גֵּ֥י הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And anotherאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• companyרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: groupH7218
• turnedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• Beth–horonבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
• of the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• that lookethשָׁקַףshâqaph · to lookH8259
• to the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · (Zeboim) ValleyH1516
• of Zeboimצְבֹעִיםtsebô‛îym · (Valley of) ZeboimH6650
• toward the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 13:18

• Joshua 10:11As the Amorites ran down the hill from Beth Horon, the Lord sent large stones of hail down from the sky. The hail killed them all the way to Azekah. More of the Amorite soldiers died because of the heavy stones of hail, than because the Israelite soldiers killed them.
• Joshua 16:3It continued to the west, to the land of the Japhletites as far as lower Beth Horon and Gezer. The border ended at the sea.
• Joshua 18:13Then their border continued to the south of Luz (that is Bethel) and went down to Ataroth Addar. That is on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.
• 1 Chronicles 6:68Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,
• 2 Chronicles 8:5He built again Higher Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon. He made those cities strong. He built walls around them with strong gates.
• Nehemiah 11:34They also lived in Hadid, Zeboim Neballat,
• Hosea 11:8Israel, I cannot leave you alone. I cannot let you belong to someone else. I cannot destroy you, as I did to Admah and Zeboiim. I now realize that I love you too much. I could never destroy you completely.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 13:18

• 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. 17-18Armies sent raiding groups to loot and spread fear among their enemies. These raiders went north to Ophrah, west to Beth-horon, and east to Zeboim. They avoided the south because the Israelites were strong there, and the terrain made it hard for forces to move easily (see study note on 1 Samuel 13:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies--ravaging through the three valleys which radiate from the uplands of Michmash to Ophrah on the north, through the pass of Beth-horon on the west, and down the ravines of Zeboim ("the hyænas"), towards the Ghor or Jordan valley on the east.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 13:18

• Armies
• Beth-Horon
• Zeboim

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Horon
• Continue
• Samuel
• Zeboim
• Hyena
• Names, Proper
• Philistines
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Vale, Valley

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