1 Samuel 13
King James Version
13 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;
12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.
13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.
15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.
16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
18 And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
1 Samuel 13
English Standard Version
Saul Fights the Philistines
13 Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel,[a] 2 Saul chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in (A)Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in (B)Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent home, every man to his tent. 3 Jonathan defeated (C)the garrison of the Philistines that was (D)at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul (E)blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.” 4 And all Israel heard it said that Saul had defeated the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become a stench to the Philistines. And the people were called out to join Saul at Gilgal.
5 And the Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen and troops (F)like the sand on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of (G)Beth-aven. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were hard pressed), the people hid themselves (H)in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns, 7 and some Hebrews crossed the fords of the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice
8 (I)He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him. 11 Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash, 12 I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, (J)“You have done foolishly. (K)You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 14 But now (L)your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man (M)after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince[b] over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” 15 And Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal. The rest of the people went up after Saul to meet the army; they went up from Gilgal[c] to (N)Gibeah of Benjamin.
And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, (O)about six hundred men. 16 And Saul and Jonathan his son and the people who were present with them stayed in (P)Geba of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. 17 And (Q)raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual; 18 another company turned toward (R)Beth-horon; and another company turned toward the border that looks down on the Valley of (S)Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 (T)Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears.” 20 But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle,[d] 21 and the charge was two-thirds of a shekel[e] for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel[f] for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads.[g] 22 So on the day of the battle (U)there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and Jonathan his son had them. 23 And (V)the garrison of the Philistines went out to the (W)pass of (X)Michmash.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 13:1 Hebrew Saul was one year old when he became king, and he reigned two years over Israel; some Greek manuscripts give Saul's age when he began to reign as thirty years
- 1 Samuel 13:14 Or leader
- 1 Samuel 13:15 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks The rest of the people… from Gilgal
- 1 Samuel 13:20 Septuagint; Hebrew plowshare
- 1 Samuel 13:21 Hebrew was a pim
- 1 Samuel 13:21 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- 1 Samuel 13:21 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
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Guerra contra los filisteos
13 Saúl tenía treinta[a] años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó cuarenta[b] y dos años sobre Israel. 2 Y Saúl escogió para sí 3,000 hombres de Israel, de los cuales 2,000 estaban con Saúl en Micmas(A) y en la región montañosa de Betel[c], y 1,000 estaban con Jonatán en Geba(B) de Benjamín. Y al resto del pueblo lo despidió, cada uno a su tienda.
3 Jonatán hirió la guarnición de los filisteos(C) que estaba en Geba(D), y lo supieron los filisteos. Entonces Saúl tocó la trompeta por toda la tierra diciendo: «Que lo oigan los hebreos(E)». 4 Y todo Israel oyó decir que Saúl había herido la guarnición de los filisteos, y también que Israel se había hecho odioso a los filisteos(F). Entonces el pueblo se reunió con[d] Saúl en Gilgal.
5 Y los filisteos se reunieron para pelear contra Israel: 30,000 carros, 6,000 hombres de a caballo y gente tan numerosa como la arena a la orilla del mar(G); y subieron y acamparon en Micmas, al oriente de Bet Avén(H). 6 Cuando los hombres de Israel vieron que estaban en un apuro, pues el pueblo estaba en gran aprieto, el pueblo se escondió en cuevas, en matorrales, en peñascos, en sótanos y en fosos(I). 7 También algunos de los hebreos pasaron el Jordán a la tierra de Gad y de Galaad(J). Pero Saúl estaba todavía en Gilgal, y todo el pueblo le seguía atemorizado.
8 Él esperó siete días, conforme al tiempo que Samuel había señalado(K), pero Samuel no llegaba a Gilgal, y el pueblo se le dispersaba. 9 Entonces Saúl dijo: «Tráiganme el holocausto y las ofrendas de paz». Y él ofreció el holocausto(L). 10 Tan pronto como terminó de ofrecer el holocausto, llegó Samuel; y Saúl salió a su encuentro para saludarle[e](M).
11 Pero Samuel dijo: «¿Qué has hecho?». Y Saúl respondió: «Como vi que el pueblo se me dispersaba, que tú no llegabas dentro de los días señalados y que los filisteos estaban reunidos en Micmas(N), 12 me dije: “Ahora los filisteos descenderán contra mí en Gilgal, y no he implorado el favor del Señor”. Así que me vi forzado, y ofrecí el holocausto».
13 Samuel dijo a Saúl: «Has obrado neciamente(O); no has guardado el mandamiento que el Señor tu Dios te ordenó(P), pues ahora el Señor hubiera establecido tu reino sobre[f] Israel para siempre(Q). 14 Pero ahora tu reino no perdurará(R). El Señor ha buscado para sí un hombre conforme a Su corazón(S), y el Señor lo ha designado como príncipe sobre Su pueblo porque tú no guardaste lo que el Señor te ordenó».
15 Entonces Samuel se levantó y subió de Gilgal a Guibeá de Benjamín(T). Y Saúl contó[g] el pueblo que se hallaba con él, como 600 hombres(U). 16 Y Saúl, su hijo Jonatán y el pueblo que se hallaba con ellos, estaban situados en Geba de Benjamín, mientras los filisteos acampaban en Micmas(V). 17 Y salió una avanzada del campamento de los filisteos en tres compañías(W); una compañía se dirigió por el camino de Ofra(X), a la tierra de Sual; 18 otra compañía se dirigió por el camino de Bet Horón(Y), y la otra compañía se dirigió por el camino de la frontera que mira sobre el valle de Zeboim(Z), hacia el desierto.
19 En toda la tierra de Israel no podía hallarse ningún herrero(AA), pues los filisteos decían: «No sea que los hebreos hagan espadas o lanzas(AB)». 20 Y todo Israel tenía que descender a los filisteos, cada cual para afilar la reja de su arado, su azuela, su hacha o su azadón. 21 El precio era dos tercios de siclo (8 gramos de plata) por las rejas de arado, las azuelas, las horquillas, las hachas, y para arreglar los azadones. 22 Y sucedió que en el día de la batalla, no había espada ni lanza en mano de ninguna de la gente que estaba con Saúl y Jonatán, solo las tenían Saúl y su hijo Jonatán(AC). 23 Y la guarnición de los filisteos(AD) salió hacia el paso de Micmas(AE).
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