1Samuel:14

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ylt @1Samuel:14:1 @And the day cometh that Jonathan son of Saul saith unto the young man bearing his weapons , 'Come , and we pass over unto the station of the Philistines , which [is ] on the other side of this ;' and to his father he hath not declared [it ]. ylt @1Samuel:14:2 @And Saul is abiding at the extremity of Gibeah , under the pomegranate which [is ] in Migron , and the people who [are ] with him , about six hundred men , ylt @1Samuel:14:3 @and Ahiah , son of Ahitub , brother of I-Chabod , son of Phinehas son of Eli priest of Jehovah in Shiloh , bearing an ephod ; and the people knew not that Jonathan hath gone . ylt @1Samuel:14:4 @And between the passages where Jonathan sought to pass over unto the station of the Philistines [is ] the edge of a rock on the one side , and the edge of a rock on the other side , and the name of the one is Bozez , and the name of the other Seneh . ylt @1Samuel:14:5 @The one edge [is ] fixed on the north over-against Michmash , and the one on the south over-against Gibeah . ylt @1Samuel:14:6 @And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons , 'Come , and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised ; it may be Jehovah doth work for us , for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few .' ylt @1Samuel:14:7 @And the bearer of his weapons saith to him , 'Do all that [is ] in thy heart ; turn for thee ; lo , I [am ] with thee , as thine own heart .' ylt @1Samuel:14:8 @And Jonathan saith , 'Lo , we are passing over unto the men , and are revealed unto them ; ylt @1Samuel:14:9 @if thus they say unto us , 'Stand still till we have come unto you ,' then we have stood in our place , and do not go up unto them ; ylt @1Samuel:14:10 @and if thus they say , 'Come up against us ,' then we have gone up , for Jehovah hath given them into our hand , and this to us [is ] the sign . ylt @1Samuel:14:11 @And revealed are both of them unto the station of the Philistines , and the Philistines say , 'Lo , Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hid themselves .' ylt @1Samuel:14:12 @And the men of the station answer Jonathan , and the bearer of his weapons , and say , 'Come up unto us , and we cause you to know something .' And Jonathan saith unto the bearer of his weapons , 'Come up after me , for Jehovah hath given them into the hand of Israel .' ylt @1Samuel:14:13 @And Jonathan goeth up on his hands , and on his feet , and the bearer of his weapons after him ; and they fall before Jonathan , and the bearer of his weapons is putting to death after him . ylt @1Samuel:14:14 @And the first smiting which Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons have smitten is of about twenty men , in about half a furrow of a yoke of a field , ylt @1Samuel:14:15 @and there is a trembling in the camp , in the field , and among all the people , the station and the destroyers have trembled -- even they , and the earth shaketh , and it becometh a trembling of God . ylt @1Samuel:14:16 @And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see , and lo , the multitude hath melted away , and it goeth on , and is beaten down . ylt @1Samuel:14:17 @And Saul saith to the people who [are ] with him , 'Inspect , I pray you , and see ; who hath gone from us ?' and they inspect , and lo , Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons are not . ylt @1Samuel:14:18 @And Saul saith to Ahiah , 'Bring nigh the ark of God ;' for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel . ylt @1Samuel:14:19 @And it cometh to pass , while Saul spake unto the priest , that the noise which [is ] in the camp of the Philistines goeth on , going on and becoming great , and Saul saith unto the priest , 'Remove thy hand .' ylt @1Samuel:14:20 @And Saul is called , and all the people who [are ] with him , and they come in unto the battle , and , lo , the sword of each hath been against his neighbour -- a very great destruction . ylt @1Samuel:14:21 @And the Hebrews [who ] have been for the Philistines as heretofore , who had gone up with them into the camp , have turned round , even they , to be with Israel who [are ] with Saul and Jonathan , ylt @1Samuel:14:22 @and all the men of Israel , who are hiding themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim , have heard that the Philistines have fled , and they pursue -- even they -- after them in battle . ylt @1Samuel:14:23 @And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day , and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven . ylt @1Samuel:14:24 @And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day , and Saul adjureth the people , saying , 'Cursed [is ] the man who eateth food till the evening , and I have been avenged of mine enemies ;' and none of the people hath tasted food . ylt @1Samuel:14:25 @And all [they of ] the land have come into a forest , and there is honey on the face of the field ; ylt @1Samuel:14:26 @and the people come in unto the forest , and lo , the honey dropped , and none is moving his hand unto his mouth , for the people feared the oath . ylt @1Samuel:14:27 @And Jonathan hath not heard of his father 's adjuring the people , and putteth forth the end of the rod , which [is ] in his hand , and dippeth it in the honeycomb , and bringeth back his hand unto his mouth -- and his eyes see ! ylt @1Samuel:14:28 @And a man of the people answereth and saith , 'Thy father certainly adjured the people , saying , Cursed [is ] the man who eateth food to-day ; and the people are weary .' ylt @1Samuel:14:29 @And Jonathan saith , 'My father hath troubled the land ; see , I pray you , that mine eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey . ylt @1Samuel:14:30 @How much more if the people had well eaten to-day of the spoil of its enemies which it hath found , for now , the smiting hath not been great among the Philistines .' ylt @1Samuel:14:31 @And they smite on that day among the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon , and the people are very weary , ylt @1Samuel:14:32 @and the people make unto the spoil , and take sheep , and oxen , and sons of the herd , and slaughter on the earth , and the people eat with the blood . ylt @1Samuel:14:33 @And they declare to Saul , saying , 'Lo , the people are sinning against Jehovah , to eat with the blood .' And he saith , 'Ye have dealt treacherously , roll unto me to-day a great stone .' ylt @1Samuel:14:34 @And Saul saith , 'Be ye scattered among the people , and ye have said to them , Bring ye nigh unto me each his ox , and each his sheep ; and ye have slain [them ] in this place , and eaten , and ye do not sin against Jehovah to eat with the blood .' And all the people bring nigh each his ox , in his hand , that night , and slaughter [them ] there . ylt @1Samuel:14:35 @And Saul buildeth an alter to Jehovah ; with it he hath begun to build altars to Jehovah . ylt @1Samuel:14:36 @And Saul saith , 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night , and we prey upon them till the light of the morning , and leave not a man of them .' And they say , 'All that is good in thine eyes do .' And the priest saith , 'Let us draw near hither unto God .' ylt @1Samuel:14:37 @And Saul asketh of God , 'Do I go down after the Philistines ? dost Thou give them into the hand of Israel ?' and He hath not answered him on that day . ylt @1Samuel:14:38 @And Saul saith , 'Draw ye nigh hither all , the chiefs of the people , and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day ; ylt @1Samuel:14:39 @for , Jehovah liveth , who is saving Israel : surely if it be in Jonathan my son , surely he doth certainly die ;' and none is answering him out of all the people . ylt @1Samuel:14:40 @And he saith unto all Israel , 'Ye -- ye are on one side , and I and Jonathan my son are on another side ;' and the people say unto Saul , 'That which is good in thine eyes do .' ylt @1Samuel:14:41 @And Saul saith unto Jehovah , God of Israel , 'Give perfection ;' and Jonathan and Saul are captured , and the people went out . ylt @1Samuel:14:42 @And Saul saith , 'Cast between me and Jonathan my son ;' and Jonathan is captured . ylt @1Samuel:14:43 @And Saul saith unto Jonathan , 'Declare to me , what hast thou done ?' and Jonathan declareth to him , and saith , 'I certainly tasted with the end of the rod that [is ] in my hand a little honey ; lo , I die !' ylt @1Samuel:14:44 @And Saul saith , 'Thus doth God do , and thus doth He add , for thou dost certainly die , Jonathan .' ylt @1Samuel:14:45 @And the people say unto Saul , 'Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel ? -- a profanation ! Jehovah liveth , if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth , for with God he hath wrought this day ;' and the people rescue Jonathan , and he hath not died . ylt @1Samuel:14:46 @And Saul goeth up from after the Philistines , and the Philistines have gone to their place ; ylt @1Samuel:14:47 @and Saul captured the kingdom over Israel , and he fighteth round about against all his enemies , against Moab , and against the Bene-Ammon , and against Edom , and against the kings of Zobah , and against the Philistines , and whithersoever he turneth he doth vex [them ]. ylt @1Samuel:14:48 @And he maketh a force , and smiteth Amalek , and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler . ylt @1Samuel:14:49 @And the sons of Saul are Jonathan , and Ishui , and Melchi-Shua ; as to the name of his two daughters , the name of the first-born [is ] Merab , and the name of the younger Michal ; ylt @1Samuel:14:50 @and the name of the wife of Saul [is ] Ahinoam , daughter of Ahimaaz ; and the name of the head of his host [is ] Abner son of Ner , uncle of Saul ; ylt @1Samuel:14:51 @and Kish [is ] father of Saul , and Ner father of Abner [is ] son of Ahiel . ylt @1Samuel:14:52 @And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul ; when Saul hath seen any mighty man , and any son of valour , then he doth gather him unto himself .

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