1Samuel:14

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* And the day came that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor , Come , and we will go over to the fort of the Philistines on the other side . But he did not tell his father . * And Saul was waiting at the edge of Gibeah , under the pomegranate in Migron ; also the people with him , about six hundred men . * And Ahijah , the son of Ahitub , the brother of Ichabod , the son of Phinehas , the son of Eli the priest of Jehovah in Shiloh , was wearing the ephod . And the people did not know that Jonathan had left . * And between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistine fort , there was a rocky crag on the one side , and the rocky crag opposite this ; and the name of the one was Bozez , and the name of the other , Seneh . * The one crag was a pillar on the north in front of Michmash , and the one on the south in front of Gibeah . * And Jonathan said to the young man bearing his weapons , Come , we shall cross over to the fort of these uncircumcised ones . It may be Jehovah will work for us , for there is no hindrance to Jehovah , to save by many or by few . * And his armorbearer said to him , Do all that is in your heart ; turn yourself . Behold , I am with you according to your heart . * And Jonathan said , Behold , we will cross over to the men and show ourselves to them . * If they say this to us , Stand still until we reach you , then we will stand in our place and not go up to them . * But if they say this , Come up to us , then we will go up , for Jehovah has given them into our hand ; and this will be the sign for us . * And both of them were revealed to the fort of the Philistines . And the Philistines said , See , Hebrews coming out from the holes there where they hid themselves ! * And the men of the fort answered Jonathan and his armorbearer , and said , Come up to us , and we will teach you a thing . And Jonathan said to his armorbearer , Come up after me , for Jehovah has given them into the hand of Israel . * And Jonathan went up on his hands and on his feet , and the armorbearer after him . and they fell before Jonathan , and the armorbearer killed after him . * And this was the first blow , when Jonathan and his armorbearer struck about twenty men in about half of a furrow of an acre of a field . * And there was trembling in the camp in the field , and among all the people ; the fort and the spoilers trembled , even them . And the ground quaked , and it was for a trembling of God . * And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and behold , the multitude had melted away ; and they went , even here and there . * And Saul said to the people with him , Make a count now and see who has gone from us . And they counted , and , behold , Jonathan and the armorbearer were not there . * And Saul said to Ahijah , Bring the ark of God here , for the ark of God was with the sons of Israel on that day . * And it happened while Saul spoke to the priest , that the turmoil which was in the camp , even the Philistines went on , going and increasing . And Saul said to the priest , Withdraw your hand . * And Saul and all the people with him gathered together and went to the battle . And , behold , every man 's sword was against his fellow , a very great panic ! * Then the Hebrews who were for the Philistines before , who had gone with them to the camp all around , even they turned to be with Israel , with Saul and Jonathan . * And all the men of Israel who had been hiding themselves in the hills of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled . And they also pursued them in battle . * And Jehovah saved Israel that day . And the battle passed over to Beth-aven . * And the men of Israel were distressed on that day , for Saul took an oath of the people , saying , Cursed shall be the man who eats food until the evening , when I have been avenged on my foes . And none of the people tasted food . * And all those of the land came into a forest , and there was honey on the ground . * And the people came into the forest ; and behold , a flow of honey ! But no man put his hand to his mouth , for the people feared the oath . * And Jonathan did not hear when his father made the people swear . And he put out the tip of the staff in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb . And he put his hand to his mouth , and his eyes brightened . * And one of the people answered and said , Your father certainly took an oath of the people , saying , Cursed shall be the man who eats food today . And the people were weak . * And Jonathan said , My father has troubled the land . See , now , that my eyes became bright , for I tasted this little honey . * How much more if the people had eaten well today of this spoil of its enemies which it has found . For now would not the blow among the Philistines have not been great . * And they struck the Philistines on that day from Michmash to Aijalon , and the people were very weak . * And the people fell on the spoil , and took sheep , and oxen , and sons of the herd , and slaughtered them to the ground . And the people ate with the blood . * And they told Saul , saying , Behold , the people are sinning against Jehovah , to eat with the blood . And he said , You have acted treacherously . Now roll me a great stone today . * And Saul said , Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them , Each one bring his ox near to me , and each his sheep , and you slaughter here , and eat ; and you shall not sin against Jehovah , to eat with the blood . And each of all the people brought near his ox in his hand that night , and they slaughtered there . * And Saul built an altar to Jehovah . With it he began to build an altar to Jehovah . * And Saul said Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light , and not a man remains among them . And they said , Do all that is good in your eyes . And the priest said , Let us draw near here to God . * And Saul asked of God , Shall I go down after the Philistines ? Will You give them into the hand of Israel ? But He did not answer him on that day . * And Saul said , All leaders of the people draw near here , and know and see how this sin has happened today . * For as Jehovah lives , who delivers Israel , surely if it is my son Jonathan , he shall certainly die . And no one answered him from all the people . * And he said to all Israel , You be on one side , and my son Jonathan and I will be on another side . And the people said to Saul , Do that which is good in your eyes . * And Saul said to Jehovah , the God of Israel , Give a perfect lot . And Jonathan and Saul were taken , and the people went out . * And Saul said , Cast between me and my son Jonathan . And Jonathan was taken . * And Saul said to Jonathan , Tell me , what did you do ? And Jonathan told him , and said , I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff in my hand . Behold , I am here ; I will die . * And Saul said , God do so and more also , for you shall surely die , Jonathan . * And the people said to Saul , Shall Jonathan die , he who did this great deliverance in Israel ? Far be it ! As Jehovah lives , there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground , for he has worked with God this day . And the people rescued Jonathan , and he did not die . * And Saul went up from following the Philistines . And the Philistines went to their own place . * And Saul took the kingdom over Israel , and fought against all his enemies all around , with Moab , and with the sons of Ammon , and with Edom , and with the kings of Zobah , and with the Philistines , and wherever he turned , he put them to the worse . * And he acted with force and struck Amalek , and delivered Israel from the hand of their plunderers . * And the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi , and Malchishua ; and his two daughters ' names : the first-born 's name was Merab ; and the name of the younger , Michal . * And the name of Saul 's wife was Ahinoam , the daughter of Ahimaaz . And the name of his army commander was Abner , the son of Ner , Saul 's uncle . * And Kish was Saul 's father , and Ner Abner 's father was the son of Abiel . * And the war was strong against the Philistines all the days of Saul . And when Saul saw any mighty man , or any brave man , then he gathered him to himself .

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