1 Samuel 14
NET
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

New English Translation

1 Samuel 14:8-13

8Jonathan replied, “All right! We’ll go over to these men and fight them.

9If they say to us, ‘Stay put until we approach you,’ we will stay right there and not go up to them.

10But if they say, ‘Come up against us,’ we will go up. For in that case the Lord has given them into our hand – it will be a sign to us.”

11When they made themselves known to the Philistine garrison, the Philistines said, “Look! The Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they hid themselves.”

12Then the men of the garrison said to Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come on up to us so we can teach you a thing or two!” Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up behind me, for the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel!”

13Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines, while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them.

Read all of 1 Samuel 14

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14

New English Translation — © 1996-2016 Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C.