1 Samuel 13:1-7
1599 Geneva Bible
13 3 The Philistines are smitten of Saul and Jonathan. 13 Saul being disobedient to God’s commandment, is showed of Samuel that he shall not reign. 19 The great slavery, wherein the Philistines kept the Israelites.
1 Saul now had been King [a]one year, and he reigned [b]two years over Israel.
2 Then Saul chose him three thousand of Israel: and 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 one to his tent.
3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Phi-listines, that was in the [c]hill: and it came to the Phi-listines’ ears: and Saul blew the [d]trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Hear, O ye Hebrews.
4 And all Israel heard say, Saul hath destroyed a garrison of the Philistines: wherefore Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines: and the people gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.
5 ¶ The Philistines also gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen: for the people was like the sand which is by the seaside in multitude, and came up, and pitched in Michmash Eastward from [e]Beth Aven.
6 And when the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were in distress) the people hid themselves in caves, and in holds, and in rocks, and in towers, and in pits.
7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan unto the land of [f]Gad and Gilead: and Saul was yet in Gilgal, and all the people for fear followed him.
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- 1 Samuel 13:1 While these things were done.
- 1 Samuel 13:1 Before he took upon him the state of a King.
- 1 Samuel 13:3 Of Kirjath Jearim, where the Ark was, 1 Sam. 10:5.
- 1 Samuel 13:3 That everyone should prepare themselves to war.
- 1 Samuel 13:5 Which was also called Bethel, in the tribe of Benjamin.
- 1 Samuel 13:7 Where the two tribes and the half remained.
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