1 Samuel 14:23

1 Samuel 14:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth–aven.
• New International Version (NIV)So on that day the Lord saved Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the Lord saved Israel that day. And the battle passed beyond Beth-aven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle shifted to Beth Aven.

Context of 1 Samuel 14:23

21Now there were Hebrews who had defected to the Philistines previously and had gone up with them to their camp round about—even they joined the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. 22Also when all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, they also chased after them in the battle. So Adonai delivered Israel that day. The battle spread as far as Beth-aven. 24Now the men of Israel were hard-pressed that day, for Saul put the people under oath saying, “Cursed be the man that eats any food before evening, until I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the people tasted food. 25But when all the people of the land entered the forest, there was honey on the ground.

1 Samuel 14:23 word by word

וַיּ֧וֹשַׁע יְהוָ֛ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔ה עָבְרָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• savedיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• unto Beth–avenבֵּית אָ֫וֶןbêyth 'âven · Beth-avenH1007

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:23

• Exodus 14:30So Adonai saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
• Judges 2:18Whenever Adonai raised judges up for them, Adonai was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For Adonai was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and crushed them.
• 2 Kings 14:27But Adonai did not say He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so He delivered them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Joash.
• Psalms 44:6Through You we push back our foes. Through Your Name we trample those rising up against us.
• Hosea 1:7But on the house of Judah I will have compassion and deliver them by Adonai, their God, yet not by bow, sword or battle, nor by horses and horsemen.”
• 1 Samuel 13:5Meanwhile the Philistines assembled themselves to fight with Israel: 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They marched up and camped in Michmas, east of Beth-aven.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 The Philistines were, by the power of God, set against one another. The more evident it was that God did all, the more reason Saul had to inquire whether God would give him leave to do any thing. But he was in such haste to fight a fallen enemy, that he would not stay to end his devotions, nor hear what answer God would give him. He that believeth, will not make such haste, nor reckon any business so urgent, as not to allow time to take God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23God saved Israel, not Saul. Jonathan acted willingly as the Lord worked through him. Beth-aven was directly west of Michmash (see 1 Samuel 13:5). The Israelites made the Philistines retreat all the way to Aijalon that day (see 1 Samuel 14:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven--that is, "Beth-el." It passed over the forest, now destroyed, on the central ridge of Palestine, then over to the other side from the eastern pass of Michmash (1Sa 14:31), to the western pass of Aijalon, through which they escaped into their own plains.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 14:23

• Beth-Aven

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• Israel
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• Jacob, Israel
• Beth-Aven
• That Day
• Discomfiture
• Discover
• Enlighten
• Faulty
• Fight

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