The Israelites Scatter from the Philistines in Fear |
1 Samuel 13:1-23 The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks] |
Saul [ruled] 1 year, & when he had [ruled] 2 years over Israel, Saul chose [himself:] 3,000 men [from] Israel, [of which] 2,000 [of them] were with Saul in Michmash & Mount BethEl, & 1,000 were with Jonathan, in Gibeah of Benjamin. |
And [Saul] sent the rest of the people, every man to his tent. And Jonathan [attacked] the [Philistine,] garrison, [a.k.a. stationed soldiers.] that [were] [stationed] in Geba, & the Philistines heard [about] it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews, [a.k.a. Israelites,] hear. |
And all Israel heard [it said,] that Saul had [defeated] the [Philistine] garrison, & that Israel also had [become] [repulsive to] the Philistines. And the people, [a.k.a. Israelites,] were called together to Gilgal, after Saul. |
The Philistines gathered themselves together with 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, & people as [numerous] as the multitude of sand [that] is on the seashore, to fight with Israel. And they came up, & pitched [tents] in Michmash [a.k.a. Mishmash,] eastward from Beth Aven. |
When the men of Israel saw they were in [danger,] (for the people were distressed,) then the people [hid] themselves in: caves, thickets, rocks, in high places, [a.k.a. cliffs,] & [water] pits. And some of the Hebrews went over [the] Jordan [River] to the land of: Gad & Gilead. As for Saul, he was [still] in Gilgal, & all the people followed him trembling. |
And [Saul waited] [there] 7 days, according to the time set [by] Samuel, but Samuel [didn’t come] to Gilgal [then,] & the people were scattered from him. And Saul said, Bring [here] a burnt offering & a Peace Offerings to me. |
And it [happened,] as soon as he had [finished making] the burnt offering, [they] [saw] Samuel came; & Saul went out to meet [Samuel, so] that [Saul] might [greet] him. And Samuel said, What [have] you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, & you [hadn’t come] within the [arranged time,] & the Philistines [had] gathered themselves together in Michmash. |
Therefore, I said, The Philistines will now come down to Gilgal, [against] me, & I haven’t [prayed] to the Lord, [so] therefore, I forced myself, & offered a burnt offering. Samuel said to Saul, You [have] done foolishly, & you [haven't] kept the commandment of the Lord your God, [that] He had commanded you. |
For now the Lord would have established your kingdom [in] Israel forever, but now, your kingdom shall not continue. |
The Lord [has searched for] Himself, a man after His Own heart, & the Lord [has] commanded him to be captain, [a.k.a. leader,] over His people, because you [haven’t] kept [what] the Lord commanded you. |
Samuel arose & [got] himself up from] Gilgal to [go all the way to] Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul [counted] about 600 men that were [there] with him. And Saul, & his son, Jonathan, & the people that were [there] with them, [stayed] in Gibeah of Benjamin, but the Philistines [set up camp] in Michmash. |
The [plunderers] came out of the camp of the Philistines in 3 companies: 1 company turned [on] to the [road] that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual. Another company turned [on] the [road] to Beth Horon; & another company turned to the border [road] that [overlooks] the Valley of Zeboim, [facing] the wilderness. |
Now, there wasn’t a [blacksmith] found throughout all the land of Israel: [since] the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make [themselves] swords or spears. But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, [so] every man [could] sharpen his: [tips of his plow, picks, axes, & sickles.] |
They [still] had [to use] a file to sharpen the: [plow tips, picks,] axes & [cattle prods.] It [happened on] the day of battle, none of the people with Saul & Jonathan had a sword or spear in [their] hand, [except for] Saul & Jonathan [who had them.] And the [Philistine] went out to the passage of Michmash. |