geneva 1Samuel:13:16-22
geneva@1Samuel:13:16 @ And Saul and Ionathan his sonne, and the people that were found with them, had their abiding in Gibeah of Beniamin: but the Philistims pitched in Michmash.
geneva@1Samuel:13:17 @ And there came out of the hoste of the Philistims three bandes to destroie, one bande turned vnto the way of Ophrah vnto the lande of Shual,
geneva@1Samuel:13:18 @ And another company turned the way [to] Bethhoron: and (note:)So that to man's judgment these three armies would have overrun the whole country.(:note) another company turned [to] the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
geneva@1Samuel:13:19 @ Then there was no smith founde throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistims sayde, Lest the Ebrewes make them swordes or speares.
geneva@1Samuel:13:20 @ Wherefore all ye Israelites went downe to the Philistims, to sharpen euery man his share, his mattocke, and his axe, and his weeding hooke.
geneva@1Samuel:13:21 @ Yet they had a file for the shares, and for the mattockes, and for the picke forkes, and for the axes, and for to sharpen the goades.
geneva@1Samuel:13:22 @ So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither (note:)To declare that the victory only came from God, and not by their force.(:note) 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.
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