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1 Samuel 13

CHAPTER 13 The Philistines Wage War with Israel

1 [²was a son ³a year ¹Saul] in his taking reign, and two years he reigned in Israel. 2 And [²chose ³for himself ¹Saul] three thousand men from the men of Israel. And there were with Saul two thousand in Michmash, and in the mountain of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the people he sent out, each man unto his tent. 3 And Jonathan struck the Nasib of the Philistines, the one in the hill. And [³heard ¹the ²Philistines], and Saul trumped the trumpet in all the land, saying, [³disregard us ¹The ²servants]. 4 And all Israel heard, saying, Saul has smitten the Nasib of the Philistines; and Israel was put to shame by the Philistines. And [³ascended up ¹the ²people] after Saul in Gilgal. 5 And the Philistines gather together for war against Israel. And they ascend upon Israel for war -- thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand by the edge of the sea in the multitude. And they ascend and camp in Michmash opposite according to the south of Beth-aven. 6 And the man of Israel beheld that they were in a strait [²to not lead forward ¹for them]; and [³hid ¹the ²people] in the caves, and in the lairs, and in the rocks, and in the excavations, and in the pits. 7 And the ones passing over, passed over the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. And Saul still was in Gilgal, and all the people were receded after him. 8 And he stopped seven days, according to the testimony as Samuel said. And [²did not ³come ¹Samuel] unto Gilgal, and [²scattered ¹his people] from him.

Saul Sacrifices in Folly

9 And Saul said, Lead forward animals so that I should offer a whole burnt-offering, and peace offerings; and he offered the whole burnt-offering. 10 And it came to pass as he completed offering the whole burnt-offering, that behold, Samuel arrived. And Saul came forth to meet him, to bless him. 11 And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that [³scattered ¹the ²people] from me, and you did not come in the testimony of the days as you set in order, and the Philistines were gathered together in Michmash, 12 and I said, Now [³shall come down ¹the ²Philistines] to me in Gilgal, and the face of the lord I beseeched not; and I took control myself and offered the whole burnt-offering. 13 And Samuel said to Saul, It is folly to you that you kept not my commandment which [²gave charge ³to you ¹the lord]. As the lord prepared your kingdom over Israel unto the eon. 14 And now your kingdom shall not stand with you. And the lord shall seek for himself a man according to his heart. And the lord shall give charge to him for ruler over his people, for you did not keep as many things as [³gave charge ⁴to you ¹the ² lord]. 15 And Samuel rose up and went forth from out of Gilgal unto the hill of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people being found with him, about six hundred men. 16 And Saul and Jonathan his son, and the people being found with him, stayed in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the Philistines camped in Michmash. 17 And men came forth to destroy out of the field of the Philistines in three companies. The [²company ¹one] looking upon the way of Ophrah, towards the land of Shual. 18 And [²company ¹one] looking upon the way of Beth-horon. And [²company ¹one] looking upon the way of Gibeah, the one looking towards Gai, the Zeboim wilderness. 19 And a fabricator of iron was not found in all the land of Israel, for [³said ¹the ²Philistines], Perhaps [³will make ¹the ²Hebrews] a broadsword and spear. 20 And [³went down ¹all ²Israel] into the land of the Philistines, [²to forge ¹for each] his own reaping hook, and his utensil, and each his axe, and his sickle. 21 And [³was ¹the ²gathering of crops] prepared to harvest. But for the items there was a charge of three shekels for the tooth, and to the axe, and to the sickle; the support camp was the same. 22 And it came to pass in the days of the war, that there was not found broadsword and spear in the hand of all the people, of the one with Saul and Jonathan. But it was found with Saul and Jonathan his son. 23 And [⁴went forth ⁵from ¹the support camp ²of the ³Philistines] the place on the other side of Michmash.