19 Now it happened, while Saul (A)talked to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines continued to increase; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

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19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the Philistine camp increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest,(A) “Withdraw your hand.”

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Saul’s Rash Oath

24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had (A)placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

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Jonathan Eats Honey

24 Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath,(A) saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.

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21 (A)He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him (B)by the judgment of the Urim. (C)At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”

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21 He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring(A) of the Urim(B) before the Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.”

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A Cornerstone in Zion

16 Therefore thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, I lay in Zion (A)a stone for a foundation,
A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
Whoever believes will not act hastily.

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16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(A) a tested stone,(B)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(C)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.(D)

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13 (A)They soon forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,

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13 But they soon forgot(A) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.(B)

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11 And Samuel said, “What have you done?”

Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash,

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11 “What have you done?” asked Samuel.

Saul replied, “When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Mikmash,(A)

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14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; (A)but they [a]did not ask counsel of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 9:14 Lit. did not inquire at the mouth of

14 The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire(A) of the Lord.

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