14:1 Now it came to pass upon a day 3117, that Jonathan 3129 the son 1121 of Saul 7586 said 559 8799 unto the young man 5288 that bare 5375 8802 his armour 3627, Come 3212 8798, and let us go over 5674 8799 to the Philistines' 6430 garrison 4673, that [is] on the other side 5676 1975. But he told 5046 8689 not his father 1.(it came…: or, there was a day)

14:2 And Saul 7586 tarried 3427 8802 in the uttermost 7097 part of Gibeah 1390 under a pomegranate tree 7416 which [is] in Migron 4051: and the people 5971 that [were] with him [were] about six 8337 hundred 3967 men 376;

14:3 And Ahiah 281, the son 1121 of Ahitub 285, Ichabod's 350 brother 251, the son 1121 of Phinehas 6372, the son 1121 of Eli 5941, the LORD'S 3068 priest 3548 in Shiloh 7887, wearing 5375 8802 an ephod 646. And the people 5971 knew 3045 8804 not that Jonathan 3129 was gone 1980 8804.(Ahiah: called Ahimelech)

14:4 And between the passages 4569, by which Jonathan 3129 sought 1245 8765 to go over 5674 8800 unto the Philistines' 6430 garrison 4673, [there was] a sharp 8127 rock 5553 on the one side 5676, and a sharp 8127 rock 5553 on the other side 5676: and the name 8034 of the one 259 [was] Bozez 949, and the name 8034 of the other 259 Seneh 5573.

14:5 The forefront 8127 of the one 259 [was] situate 4690 northward 6828 over against 4136 Michmash 4363, and the other 259 southward 5045 over against 4136 Gibeah 1387.(forefront: Heb. tooth)

14:6 And Jonathan 3083 said 559 8799 to the young man 5288 that bare 5375 8802 his armour 3627, Come 3212 8798, and let us go over 5674 8799 unto the garrison 4673 of these uncircumcised 6189: it may be that the LORD 3068 will work 6213 8799 for us: for [there is] no restraint 4622 to the LORD 3068 to save 3467 8687 by many 7227 or by few 4592.

14:7 And his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627 said 559 8799 unto him, Do 6213 8798 all that [is] in thine heart 3824: turn 5186 8798 thee; behold, I [am] with thee according to thy heart 3824.

14:8 Then said 559 8799 Jonathan 3083, Behold, we will pass over 5674 8802 unto [these] men 582, and we will discover 1540 8738 ourselves unto them.

14:9 If they say 559 8799 thus unto us, Tarry 1826 8798 until we come 5060 8687 to you; then we will stand still 5975 8804 in our place, and will not go up 5927 8799 unto them.(Tarry: Heb. Be still)

14:10 But if they say 559 8799 thus, Come up 5927 8798 unto us; then we will go up 5927 8804: for the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414 8804 them into our hand 3027: and this [shall be] a sign 226 unto us.

14:11 And both 8147 of them discovered 1540 8735 themselves unto the garrison 4673 of the Philistines 6430: and the Philistines 6430 said 559 8799, Behold, the Hebrews 5680 come forth 3318 8802 out of the holes 2356 where they had hid 2244 8694 themselves.

14:12 And the men 582 of the garrison 4675 answered 6030 8799 Jonathan 3129 and his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627, and said 559 8799, Come up 5927 8798 to us, and we will shew 3045 8686 you a thing 1697. And Jonathan 3129 said 559 8799 unto his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627, Come up 5927 8798 after 310 me: for the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414 8804 them into the hand 3027 of Israel 3478.

14:13 And Jonathan 3129 climbed up 5927 8799 upon his hands 3027 and upon his feet 7272, and his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627 after 310 him: and they fell 5307 8799 before 6440 Jonathan 3129; and his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627 slew 4191 8789 after 310 him.

14:14 And that first 7223 slaughter 4347, which Jonathan 3129 and his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627 made 5221 8689, was about twenty 6242 men 376, within as it were an half 2677 acre 4618 of land 7704, [which] a yoke 6776 [of oxen might plow].(an…: or, half a furrow of an acre of land)

14:15 And there was trembling 2731 in the host 4264, in the field 7704, and among all the people 5971: the garrison 4673, and the spoilers 7843 8688, they also trembled 2729 8804, and the earth 776 quaked 7264 8799: so it was a very great 430 trembling 2731.(a very…: Heb. a trembling of God)

14:16 And the watchmen 6822 8802 of Saul 7586 in Gibeah 1390 of Benjamin 1144 looked 7200 8799; and, behold, the multitude 1995 melted away 4127 8738, and they went 3212 8799 on beating down 1986 8800 [one another].

14:17 Then said 559 8799 Saul 7586 unto the people 5971 that [were] with him, Number 6485 8798 now, and see 7200 8798 who is gone 1980 8804 from us. And when they had numbered 6485 8799, behold, Jonathan 3129 and his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627 [were] not [there].

14:18 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799 unto Ahiah 281, Bring hither 5066 8685 the ark 727 of God 430. For the ark 727 of God 430 was at that time 3117 with the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

14:19 And it came to pass, while Saul 7586 talked 1696 8765 unto the priest 3548, that the noise 1995 that [was] in the host 4264 of the Philistines 6430 went 3212 8799 on 1980 8800 and increased 7227: and Saul 7586 said 559 8799 unto the priest 3548, Withdraw 622 8798 thine hand 3027.(noise: or, tumult)

14:20 And Saul 7586 and all the people 5971 that [were] with him assembled 2199 8735 themselves, and they came 935 8799 to the battle 4421: and, behold, every man's 376 sword 2719 was against his fellow 7453, [and there was] a very 3966 great 1419 discomfiture 4103.(assembled…: Heb. were cried together)

14:21 Moreover the Hebrews 5680 [that] were with the Philistines 6430 before 865 that time 8032, which went up 5927 8804 with them into the camp 4264 [from the country] round about 5439, even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites 3478 that [were] with Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3129.

14:22 Likewise all the men 376 of Israel 3478 which had hid 2244 8693 themselves in mount 2022 Ephraim 669, [when] they heard 8085 8804 that the Philistines 6430 fled 5127 8804, even they also followed hard 1692 8686 after 310 them in the battle 4421.

14:23 So the LORD 3068 saved 3467 8686 Israel 3478 that day 3117: and the battle 4421 passed over 5674 8804 unto Bethaven 1007.

14:24 And the men 376 of Israel 3478 were distressed 5065 8738 that day 3117: for Saul 7586 had adjured 422 8686 the people 5971, saying 559 8800, Cursed 779 8803 [be] the man 376 that eateth 398 8799 [any] food 3899 until evening 6153, that I may be avenged 5358 8738 on mine enemies 341 8802. So none of the people 5971 tasted 2938 8804 [any] food 3899.

14:25 And all [they of] the land 776 came 935 8804 to a wood 3293; and there was honey 1706 upon 6440 the ground 7704.

14:26 And when the people 5971 were come 935 8799 into the wood 3293, behold, the honey 1706 dropped 1982; but no man put 5381 8688 his hand 3027 to his mouth 6310: for the people 5971 feared 3372 8804 the oath 7621.

14:27 But Jonathan 3129 heard 8085 8804 not when his father 1 charged 7650 0 the people 5971 with the oath 7650 8687: wherefore he put forth 7971 8799 the end 7097 of the rod 4294 that [was] in his hand 3027, and dipped 2881 8799 it in an honeycomb 3295 1706, and put 7725 8686 his hand 3027 to his mouth 6310; and his eyes 5869 were enlightened 215 8799.

14:28 Then answered 6030 8799 one 376 of the people 5971, and said 559 8799, Thy father 1 straitly 7650 8687 charged 7650 0 the people 5971 with an oath 7650 8689, saying 559 8800, Cursed 779 8803 [be] the man 376 that eateth 398 8799 [any] food 3899 this day 3117. And the people 5971 were faint 5774 8799.(faint: or, weary)

14:29 Then said 559 8799 Jonathan 3129, My father 1 hath troubled 5916 8804 the land 776: see 7200 8798, I pray you, how mine eyes 5869 have been enlightened 215 8804, because I tasted 2938 8804 a little 4592 of this honey 1706.

14:30 How much more 637, if haply 3863 the people 5971 had eaten 398 8804 freely 398 8800 to day 3117 of the spoil 7998 of their enemies 341 8802 which they found 4672 8804? for had there not been now a much greater 7235 8804 slaughter 4347 among the Philistines 6430?

14:31 And they smote 5221 8686 the Philistines 6430 that day 3117 from Michmash 4363 to Aijalon 357: and the people 5971 were very 3966 faint 5774 8799.

14:32 And the people 5971 flew 5860 8799 6213 8799 upon the spoil 7998, and took 3947 8799 sheep 6629, and oxen 1241, and calves 1121, and slew 7819 8799 [them] on the ground 776: and the people 5971 did eat 398 8799 [them] with the blood 1818.

14:33 Then they told 5046 8686 Saul 7586, saying 559 8800, Behold, the people 5971 sin 2398 8802 against the LORD 3068, in that they eat 398 8800 with the blood 1818. And he said 559 8799, Ye have transgressed 898 8804: roll 1556 8798 a great 1419 stone 68 unto me this day 3117.(transgressed: or, dealt treacherously)

14:34 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799, Disperse 6327 8798 yourselves among the people 5971, and say 559 8804 unto them, Bring me hither 5066 8685 every man 376 his ox 7794, and every man 376 his sheep 7716, and slay 7819 8804 [them] here, and eat 398 8804; and sin 2398 8799 not against the LORD 3068 in eating 398 8800 with the blood 1818. And all the people 5971 brought 5066 8686 every man 376 his ox 7794 with him 3027 that night 3915, and slew 7819 8799 [them] there.(with him: Heb. in his hand)

14:35 And Saul 7586 built 1129 8799 an altar 4196 unto the LORD 3068: the same was the first 2490 8689 altar 4196 that he built 1129 8800 unto the LORD 3068.(the same…: Heb. that altar he began to build unto the LORD)

14:36 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799, Let us go down 3381 8799 after 310 the Philistines 6430 by night 3915, and spoil 962 8799 them until the morning 1242 light 216, and let us not leave 7604 8686 a man 376 of them. And they said 559 8799, Do 6213 8798 whatsoever seemeth 5869 good 2896 unto thee. Then said 559 8799 the priest 3548, Let us draw near 7126 8799 hither 1988 unto God 430.

14:37 And Saul 7586 asked 7592 8799 counsel of God 430, Shall I go down 3381 8799 after 310 the Philistines 6430? wilt thou deliver 5414 8799 them into the hand 3027 of Israel 3478? But he answered 6030 8804 him not that day 3117.

14:38 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799, Draw ye near 5066 8798 hither 1988, all the chief 6438 of the people 5971: and know 3045 8798 and see 7200 8798 wherein 4100 this sin 2403 hath been this day 3117.(chief: Heb. corners)

14:39 For, [as] the LORD 3068 liveth 2416, which saveth 3467 8688 Israel 3478, though it be 3426 in Jonathan 3129 my son 1121, he shall surely 4191 8800 die 4191 8799. But [there was] not a man among all the people 5971 [that] answered 6030 8802 him.

14:40 Then said 559 8799 he unto all Israel 3478, Be ye on one 259 side 5676, and I and Jonathan 3129 my son 1121 will be on the other 259 side 5676. And the people 5971 said 559 8799 unto Saul 7586, Do 6213 8798 what seemeth 5869 good 2896 unto thee.

14:41 Therefore Saul 7586 said 559 8799 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, Give 3051 8798 a perfect 8549 [lot]. And Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3129 were taken 3920 8735: but the people 5971 escaped 3318 8804.(Give…: or, Shew the innocent)(escaped: Heb. went forth)

14:42 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799, Cast 5307 8685 [lots] between me and Jonathan 3129 my son 1121. And Jonathan 3129 was taken 3920 8735.

14:43 Then Saul 7586 said 559 8799 to Jonathan 3129, Tell 5046 8685 me what thou hast done 6213 8804. And Jonathan 3129 told 5046 8686 him, and said 559 8799, I did but 2938 8800 taste 2938 8804 a little 4592 honey 1706 with the end 7097 of the rod 4294 that [was] in mine hand 3027, [and], lo 2009, I must die 4191 8799.

14:44 And Saul 7586 answered 559 8799, God 430 do so 6213 8799 and more also 3254 8686: for thou shalt surely 4191 8800 die 4191 8799, Jonathan 3129.

14:45 And the people 5971 said 559 8799 unto Saul 7586, Shall Jonathan 3129 die 4191 8799, who hath wrought 6213 8804 this great 1419 salvation 3444 in Israel 3478? God forbid 2486: [as] the LORD 3068 liveth 2416, there shall not one hair 8185 of his head 7218 fall 5307 8799 to the ground 776; for he hath wrought 6213 8804 with God 430 this day 3117. So the people 5971 rescued 6299 8799 Jonathan 3129, that he died 4191 8804 not.

14:46 Then Saul 7586 went up 5927 8799 from following 310 the Philistines 6430: and the Philistines 6430 went 1980 8804 to their own place 4725.

14:47 So Saul 7586 took 3920 8804 the kingdom 4410 over Israel 3478, and fought 3898 8735 against all his enemies 341 8802 on every side 5439, against Moab 4124, and against the children 1121 of Ammon 5983, and against Edom 123, and against the kings 4428 of Zobah 6678, and against the Philistines 6430: and whithersoever he turned 6437 8799 himself, he vexed 7561 8686 [them].

14:48 And he gathered 6213 8799 an host 2428, and smote 5221 8686 the Amalekites 6002, and delivered 5337 8686 Israel 3478 out of the hands 3027 of them that spoiled 8154 8802 them.(gathered…: or, wrought mightily)

14:49 Now the sons 1121 of Saul 7586 were Jonathan 3129, and Ishui 3440, and Melchishua 4444: and the names 8034 of his two 8147 daughters 1323 [were these]; the name 8034 of the firstborn 1067 Merab 4764, and the name 8034 of the younger 6996 Michal 4324:

14:50 And the name 8034 of Saul's 7586 wife 802 [was] Ahinoam 293, the daughter 1323 of Ahimaaz 290: and the name 8034 of the captain 8269 of his host 6635 [was] Abner 74, the son 1121 of Ner 5369, Saul's 7586 uncle 1730.(Abner: Heb. Abiner)

14:51 And Kish 7027 [was] the father 1 of Saul 7586; and Ner 5369 the father 1 of Abner 74 [was] the son 1121 of Abiel 22.

14:52 And there was sore 2389 war 4421 against the Philistines 6430 all the days 3117 of Saul 7586: and when Saul 7586 saw 7200 8804 any strong 1368 man 376, or any valiant 2428 man 1121, he took 622 8799 him unto him.

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