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 Jonathan and the troops with them were staying at Geba in the land of Benjamin. The Philistines set up their camp at Micmash. 17Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, another went west to Beth-horon, and the third moved toward the border above the valley of Zeboim near the wilderness. 19There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews. 20So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles, they had to take them to a Philistine blacksmith.

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 retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the Lord destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.
• Joshua 16:3Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea.
• Joshua 18:13From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.
• 1 Chronicles 6:68Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
• 2 Chronicles 8:5He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates.
• Genesis 14:2fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).
• Nehemiah 11:34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
• Hosea 11:8“Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go? How can I destroy you like Admah or demolish you like Zeboiim? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows.

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