1 Samuel 14:13

1 Samuel 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.
• New International Version (NIV)Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor-bearer after him. And they fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer killed them after him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jonathan climbed up on his hands and knees with his armorbearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan. And as he came after him, his armorbearer killed them.

Context of 1 Samuel 14:13

11When the two of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines, the Philistines said, “Behold, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have kept themselves hidden.” 12So the men of the garrison responded to Jonathan and his armor bearer and said, “Come up to us and we will inform you of something.” And Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has handed them over to Israel.” Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer behind him; and the men fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer put some to death after him. 14Now that first slaughter which Jonathan and his armor bearer inflicted was about twenty men within about half a furrow in an acre of land. 15And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even the garrison and the raiders trembled, and the earth quaked so that it became a great trembling.

1 Samuel 14:13 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַל יוֹנָתָ֗ן עַל־יָדָיו֙ וְעַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו אַחֲרָ֑יו וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יוֹנָתָ֔ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו מְמוֹתֵ֥ת אַחֲרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• climbedעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• on his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• and feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• with his armorכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• bearerנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearing(armour)H5375
• behindאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• putמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:13

• Psalms 18:29For by You I can run at a troop of warriors; And by my God I can leap over a wall.
• Hebrews 11:34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
• Leviticus 26:7Instead, you will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword;
• Deuteronomy 28:7“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated by you; they will go out against you one way and will flee at your presence seven ways.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had given them up?
• Joshua 23:10One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you.
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Jonathan climbed up - It seems he had a part of the rock still to get over. When he got over he began to slay the guards, which were about twenty in number, these were of a sort of outpost or advanced guard to the garrison. Slew after him - Jonathan knocked them down, and the armor-bearer despatched them. This seems to be the meaning.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jonathan again fought in his father's battles (see also 1 Samuel 13:2–4; 31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141Sa 14:1-14. Jonathan Miraculously Smites the Philistines' Garrison. 1. the Philistines' garrison--"the standing camp" (1Sa 13:23, Margin) "in the passage of Michmash" (1Sa 13:16), now Wady Es-Suweinit. "It begins in the neighborhood of Betin (Beth-el) and El-Bireh (Beetroth), and as it breaks through the ridge below these places, its sides form precipitous walls. On the right, about a quarter of an acre below, it again breaks off, and passes between high…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings