1 Samuel 13:23

1 Samuel 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
• New International Version (NIV)Now a detachment of Philistines had gone out to the pass at Mikmash.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

Context of 1 Samuel 13:23

21The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce of silver for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, and an eighth of an ounce for sharpening an ax or making the point of an ox goad. 22So on the day of the battle none of the people of Israel had a sword or spear, except for Saul and Jonathan. The pass at Micmash had meanwhile been secured by a contingent of the Philistine army.

1 Samuel 13:23 word by word

וַיֵּצֵא֙ מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶֽל־מַעֲבַ֖ר מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the garrisonמַצָּבmatstsâb · stationH4673
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to the passageמַעֲבָרma‛ăbâr ma‛ăbârâh · fordH4569
• of Michmashמִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂmikmâs mikmâsh mikmash · MichmashH4363

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 13:23

• 1 Samuel 13:3Soon after this, Jonathan attacked and defeated the garrison of Philistines at Geba. The news spread quickly among the Philistines. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Hebrews, hear this! Rise up in revolt!”
• 1 Samuel 14:4To reach the Philistine outpost, Jonathan had to go down between two rocky cliffs that were called Bozez and Seneh.
• 1 Samuel 13:2Saul selected 3,000 special troops from the army of Israel and sent the rest of the men home. He took 2,000 of the chosen men with him to Micmash and the hill country of Bethel. The other 1,000 went with Saul’s son Jonathan to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.
• 1 Samuel 14:1One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to where the Philistines have their outpost.” But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing.
• Isaiah 10:28Look, the Assyrians are now at Aiath. They are passing through Migron and are storing their equipment at Micmash.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 13:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The passage of Michmash - The steep and precipitous path from Michmash to Geba, over the valley of Suweinit. The same term is used in Isaiah 10:28-29, where the march of the Assyrian army is described.Read the comment
• 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. 23The pass at Michmash was a key route through the canyon, separating Michmash from Geba, Gibeah, and other towns to the south.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Continue
• Encamp
• Garrison
• Michmash
• Passage
• Samuel
• Ford
• Names, Proper
• Pass, Passage, Passenger

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