(A)Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

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Five(A) of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.(B)

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10 (A)One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God (B)who fights for you, just as he promised you.

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10 One of you routs a thousand,(A) because the Lord your God fights for you,(B) just as he promised.

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“The Lord (A)will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

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The Lord will grant that the enemies(A) who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.(B)

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30 How could (A)one have chased a thousand,
    and two have put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock (B)had sold them,
    and the Lord had given them up?

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30 How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,(A)
unless their Rock had sold them,(B)
    unless the Lord had given them up?(C)

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20 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty.[a] And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Syriac; Hebrew three

20 Abishai(A) the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.

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11 This is an account of David's mighty men: (A)Jashobeam, a (B)Hachmonite, was (C)chief of the three.[a] He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Compare 2 Samuel 23:8; Hebrew thirty, or captains

11 this is the list of David’s mighty warriors:(A)

Jashobeam,[a] a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers[b]; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Possibly a variant of Jashob-Baal
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:11 Or Thirty; some Septuagint manuscripts Three (see also 2 Samuel 23:8)

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with (A)a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, (B)whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. (C)And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day (D)to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, (E)that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that (F)the Lord saves not with sword and spear. (G)For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.”

48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine (H)and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, (I)they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath[a] and the gates of (J)Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from (K)Shaaraim as far as (L)Gath and Ekron.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:52 Septuagint; Hebrew Gai

45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,(A) but I come against you in the name(B) of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.(C) 46 This day the Lord will deliver(D) you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses(E) of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world(F) will know that there is a God in Israel.(G) 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword(H) or spear that the Lord saves;(I) for the battle(J) is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”

48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling(K) and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut(L) off his head with the sword.(M)

When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. 52 Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath[a] and to the gates of Ekron.(N) Their dead were strewn along the Shaaraim(O) road to Gath and Ekron.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:52 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew of a valley

Gideon Defeats Midian

19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch. And they blew the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands. 20 Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars. They held in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow. (A)And they cried out, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” 21 Every man stood in his place around the camp, (B)and all the army ran. They cried out and fled.

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19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars(A) that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches(B) in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword(C) for the Lord and for Gideon!” 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.(D)

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Only (A)do not rebel against the Lord. And (B)do not fear the people of the land, for (C)they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.”

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Only do not rebel(A) against the Lord. And do not be afraid(B) of the people of the land,(C) because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with(D) us.(E) Do not be afraid of them.”(F)

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Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these (A)uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, (B)for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish.[a] Behold, I am with you heart and soul.” Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them. If they say to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us.” 11 So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, Hebrews are coming (C)out of the holes where they have hidden themselves.” 12 And the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor-bearer and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.” And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.” 13 Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor-bearer after him. And they fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer killed them after him. 14 And that first strike, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, killed about twenty men within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre[b] of land. 15 And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and even (D)the raiders trembled, the earth quaked, and it became a very great panic.[c]

16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude (E)was dispersing here and there.[d]

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  1. 1 Samuel 14:7 Septuagint Do all that your mind inclines to
  2. 1 Samuel 14:14 Hebrew a yoke
  3. 1 Samuel 14:15 Or became a panic from God
  4. 1 Samuel 14:16 Septuagint; Hebrew they went here and there

Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised(A) men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing(B) can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many(C) or by few.(D)

“Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”

Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us. If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign(E) that the Lord has given them into our hands.(F)

11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. “Look!” said the Philistines. “The Hebrews(G) are crawling out of the holes they were hiding(H) in.” 12 The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come up to us and we’ll teach you a lesson.(I)

So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Climb up after me; the Lord has given them into the hand(J) of Israel.”

13 Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. 14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.

Israel Routs the Philistines

15 Then panic(K) struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding(L) parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.[a]

16 Saul’s lookouts(M) at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the army melting away in all directions.

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  1. 1 Samuel 14:15 Or a terrible panic

14 I would soon subdue their enemies
    and (A)turn my hand against their foes.
15 Those who hate the Lord would (B)cringe toward him,
    and their fate would last forever.

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14 how quickly I would subdue(A) their enemies
    and turn my hand against(B) their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(C) before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.

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