1Sa 14 | ABEn | STEP | And came to pass a day, that [ 4 said 1 Jonathan 2 the son 3 of Saul] to the servant-lad carrying his weapons, Come, for we should pass over unto the support camp of the Philistines, the one on that other side; but [ 3 to 4 his father 1 he did not 2 report].

1 Samuel 14

CHAPTER 14 Jonathan Pursues the Philistines

1 And came to pass a day, that [⁴said ¹Jonathan ²the son ³of Saul] to the servant-lad carrying his weapons, Come, for we should pass over unto the support camp of the Philistines, the one on that other side; but [³to ⁴his father ¹he did not ²report]. 2 And Saul settled upon the hill under the pomegranate, the one in Migron. And the people, the one with him, was about six hundred men. 3 And Ahijah son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli the priest of the lord in Shiloh was carrying the ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan was gone. 4 And in the midst of the ford of which Jonathan sought to pass over into the support camp of the Philistines was an extremity rock from here and an extremity rock from there; the name given to the one was Bozez, and the name given to the other was Seneh. 5 The [²extremity ¹one] from the north was going to Michmash, and the [²extremity ¹other] from the south was going to Gibeah. 6 And Jonathan said to the servant-lad carrying his weapons, Come, and we should pass over into the support camp of these uncircumcised, if perchance the lord may commit to us; for [³is not ¹the ² lord] holding back to deliver by many or by few. 7 And [⁴said ⁵to him ¹the one ²carrying ³his weapons], You do all what ever your heart should will, turn yourself! Behold, I [²with ³you ¹am]. As your heart my heart. 8 And Jonathan said, Behold, we pass over to the men, and we will roll down upon them. 9 If thus they should say to us, Abstain there until whenever we should approach to you. Then we shall stand by ourselves, and in no way shall we ascend unto them. 10 And If thus they should say to us, Ascend to us! then we will ascend, for [²has delivered ³them ¹the lord] into our hands. This will be to us the sign. 11 And they entered both unto the support camp of the Philistines. And [³said ¹the ²Philistines], Behold, [³come forth ¹the ²Hebrews] from out of their burrows where they hide there. 12 And [⁵responded ¹the ²men ³of the ⁴support camp] to Jonathan and to the one carrying his weapons, and they say, Ascend to us! and we will make known to you a thing. And Jonathan said to the one carrying his weapons, You ascend after me! for [²has delivered ³them ¹the lord] into the hands of Israel. 13 And Jonathan ascended upon his hands and upon his feet, and the one carrying his weapons after him. And they looked upon the person of Jonathan, and he struck among them, and the one carrying his weapons gave over after him. 14 And came to pass the [²beating ¹first] which Jonathan struck and the one carrying his weapons, was about twenty men by arrows, and by rock slinging, and by pebbles of the plain. 15 And came to pass a change of state in the camp, and in the field. And all the people, the one in the support camp, and the ones being utterly destroyed, [³were startled ¹even ²they]. And [³was distraught ¹the ²land], and there took place a change of state because of the lord. 16 And [⁴beheld ¹the ²watchmen ³of Saul] in Gibeah of Benjamin. And behold, the camp was disturbed on this side and that side. 17 And Saul said to the people with him, You number yourselves indeed, and see who has gone out from us! And they numbered. And behold, [²was not ³found ¹Jonathan] and the one carrying his weapons. 18 And Saul said to Ahijah, Bring the ephod! for [⁴was ¹the ²ark ³of God] in that day before Israel 19 And it came to pass as Saul spoke to the priest, that the sound in the camp of the Philistines [²going louder ¹went out], and it multiplied. And Saul said to the priest, Gather together your hands!

God Rescues Israel from the Philistines

20 And Saul ascended, and all the people with him, and they came unto the battle. And behold, [³was ²broadsword ¹every man's] upon his neighbor, and [³confusion ²great ¹an exceedingly]. 21 And the servants being yesterday and the third day before with the Philistines, the ones ascending into the camp, turned themselves also to be with Israel, of the ones with Saul and Jonathan. 22 And every man of Israel, the ones hiding in mount Ephraim, heard that [³have fled ¹the ²Philistines]. And they joined together also themselves after them to battle. And the lord delivered [²in ³that day ¹Israel]. And the war went through Beth-aven. And all the people being with Saul were about ten thousand men. 23 And [³was ¹the ²war] dispersing into every city in mount Ephraim.

Saul's Foolish Oath

24 And Saul knew not [²ignorance ¹through great] in that day, and he curses the people, saying, Accursed is the man who shall eat bread until evening -- so I will punish for my enemy. And not [⁴tasted ¹any ²of the ³people] bread, and all the land went unto Grove. 25 And at Grove was an apiary by the face of the field. 26 And [³entered ¹the ²people] into the apiary, and behold, [²went forth ¹honey]. And there was not the one turning his hand to his mouth, for [³feared ¹the ²people] the oath of the lord. 27 And Jonathan did not hear in the binding [³by an oath ⁴by ⁵his father ¹the ²people]. And he stretched out the tip of his staff, of the one in his hand, and he dipped it into the honeycomb of the honey, and he returned his hand to his mouth, and [²looked up ¹his eyes]. 28 And [⁵responded ¹one ²of ³the ⁴people] and said, By an oath [²bound ¹your father] the people, saying, Accursed be the man who shall eat bread today; and [³were faint ¹the ²people]. 29 And Jonathan knew, and said, [³rids ²father ¹My] the land; [²behold ¹for ⁴see ³my eyes] now that I tasted a little something of this honey. 30 But that if also [⁴ate ³in eating ⁵today ¹the ²people] of the spoils of their enemies which they found, now even greater would have been the calamity among the Philistines. 31 And he struck in that day of the Philistines many in Michmash, and [³tired ¹the ²people] exceedingly. 32 And [³advanced ¹the ²people] unto the spoils. And [³took ¹the ²people] flocks, and herds, and offspring of oxen, and slew them upon the ground, and [³ate them ¹the ²people] with the blood. 33 And they reported to Saul, saying, [³sin ¹the ²people] against the lord, to eat with the blood. And Saul said, You sinned. Roll indeed to me here [²stone ¹a great]. 34 And Saul said, Be dispersed among the people! And tell them, Bring here each his calf, and each his sheep, and slay upon this stone and eat! and in no way should they sin against the lord to eat with the blood. And [⁴brought ¹all ²the ³people] each the thing in his hand in the night, and they slew there. 35 And [²built ¹Saul] to the lord an altar; in this Saul began to build an altar to the lord. 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines this night, and we shall tear them into pieces until it should illuminate in the morning; and we should not leave behind among them a man. And they said, All that is good before you, you do! And [³said ¹the ²priest], We should come forward here to God. 37 And Saul asked God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? Shall you deliver them into the hands of Israel? And he did not answer him in that day. 38 And Saul said, Bring here all the corners of Israel, and know and behold by whom [²has taken place ¹this sin] today! 39 For as the lord lives, the one delivering Israel, that if the answer be against Jonathan my son, to death he shall die. And there was no one answering of all the people. 40 And he said to every man of Israel, You will be for one part, and I and Jonathan my son will be for one part. And [³said ¹the ²people] to Saul, [²the ³good thing ⁴before ⁵you ¹Do]! 41 And Saul said, O lord God of Israel, give manifestations! And Saul was chosen by lot and Jonathan, and [³went forth free ¹the ²people].

The Lot Falls to Jonathan

42 And Saul said, Throw the lot between me and between Jonathan my son, whomever the lord should choose by lot let him die! And they threw lots between him and between Jonathan, and Jonathan was chosen by lot. 43 And Saul said to Jonathan, Report to me what you have done! And [²reported ³to him ¹Jonathan], saying, In tasting, I tasted with the tip of the staff, the one in my hand, a little honey; and behold, I die. 44 And [²said ³to him ¹Saul], Thus [²do ³to me ¹God], and thus add yet again, that in death [²shall die ³today ¹Jonathan]. 45 And [³said ¹the ²people] to Saul, Shall today [⁸die ⁹to death ¹the one ²executing ⁵deliverance ⁴great ³this ⁶in ⁷Israel]? Kindness, as lives the lord, there shall not fall of the hair of his head upon the ground, for the mercy of God was performed in this day. And [³prayed ¹the ²people] for Jonathan in that day, and he did not die. 46 And Saul ascended from going after the Philistines. And the Philistines went forth unto their place. 47 And Saul obtained by lot to reign over Israel. And he waged war round about with all his enemies -- against Moab, and against the sons of Ammon, and against the sons of Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he was delivered. 48 And he acted powerfully, and he struck Amalek, and he delivered Israel from out of the hand of the ones trampling him. 49 And [⁴were ¹the ²sons ³of Saul] Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua. And the names [²two ³daughters ¹of his] -- the name of the first-born was Merab, and the name of the second was Michal. 50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name to his commander-in-chief was Abner son of Ner, son of a member of the family of Saul. 51 And Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner son of of Abiel. 52 And [³was ¹the ²war] strong against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And Saul in beholding any [²man ¹mighty], and any man being a son of power, that he gathered them to himself.