1 Samuel 13

1 ♥ 📝 S aul^H7586 was [forty] years^H1121 old when he began to reign;^H4427 and when he had reigned^H4427 two^H8147 years^H8141 over Israel,^H3478

2 ♥ 📝 Saul^H7586 chose^H977 him three^H7969 thousand^H505 men of Israel,^H3478 whereof two thousand^H505 were with Saul^H7586 in Michmash^H4363 and in the mount^H2022 of Beth-el,^H1008 and a thousand^H505 were with Jonathan^H3129 in Gibeah^H1390 of Benjamin:^H1144 and the rest^H3499 of the people^H5971 he sent^H7971 every man^H376 to his tent.^H168

3 ♥ 📝 And Jonathan^H3129 smote^H5221 the garrison^H5333 of the Philistines^H6430 that was in Geba:^H1387 and the Philistines^H6430 heard^H8085 of it. And Saul^H7586 blew^H8628 the trumpet^H7782 throughout all the land,^H776 saying,^H559 Let the Hebrews^H5680 hear.^H8085

4 ♥ 📝 And all Israel^H3478 heard^H8085 say^H559 that Saul^H7586 had smitten^H5221 the garrison^H5333 of the Philistines,^H6430 and also that Israel^H3478 was had in abomination^H887 with the Philistines.^H6430 And the people^H5971 were gathered together^H6817 after^H310 Saul^H7586 to Gilgal.^H1537

5 ♥ 📝 And the Philistines^H6430 assembled themselves together^H622 to fight^H3898 with Israel,^H3478 thirty^H7970 thousand^H505 chariots,^H7393 and six^H8337 thousand^H505 horsemen,^H6571 and people^H5971 as the sand^H2344 which is on the sea-shore^{H3220 H8193} in multitude:^H7230 and they came up,^H5927 and encamped^H2583 in Michmash,^H4363 eastward^H6926 of Beth-aven.^H1007

6 ♥ 📝 When the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 saw^H7200 that they were in a strait^H6887 (for the people^H5971 were distressed),^H5065 then the people^H5971 did hide^H2244 themselves in caves,^H4631 and in thickets,^H2337 and in rocks,^H5553 and in coverts,^H6877 and in pits.^H953

7 ♥ 📝 Now some of the Hebrews^H5680 had gone over^H5674 the Jordan^H3383 to the land^H776 of Gad^H1410 and Gilead;^H1568 but as for Saul,^H7586 he was yet in Gilgal,^H1537 and all the people^H5971 followed^H310 him trembling.^H2729

8 ♥ 📝 And he tarried^H3176 seven^H7651 days,^H3117 according to the set time^H4150 that Samuel^H8050 had appointed: but Samuel^H8050 came^H935 not to Gilgal;^H1537 and the people^H5971 were scattered^H6327 from him.

9 ♥ 📝 And Saul^H7586 said,^H559 Bring hither^H5066 the burnt-offering^H5930 to me, and the peace-offerings.^H5930 And he offered^H5927 the burnt-offering.^H5930

10 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end^H3615 of offering^H5927 the burnt-offering,^H5930 behold, Samuel^H8050 came;^H935 and Saul^H7586 went out^H3318 to meet^H7125 him, that he might salute^H1288 him.

11 ♥ 📝 And Samuel^H8050 said,^H559 What hast thou done?^H6213 And Saul^H7586 said,^H559 Because I saw^H7200 that the people^H5971 were scattered^H5310 from me, and that thou camest^H935 not within the days^H3117 appointed,^H4150 and that the Philistines^H6430 assembled themselves together^H622 at Michmash;^H4363

12 ♥ 📝 therefore said^H559 I, Now will the Philistines^H6430 come down^H3381 upon me to Gilgal,^H1537 and I have not entreated^H2470 the favor of^H6440 Jehovah:^H3068 I forced^H662 myself therefore, and offered^H5927 the burnt-offering.^H5930

13 ♥ 📝 And Samuel^H8050 said^H559 to Saul,^H7586 Thou hast done foolishly;^H5528 thou hast not kept^H8104 the commandment^H4687 of Jehovah^H3068 thy God,^H430 which he commanded^H6680 thee: for now would Jehovah^H3068 have established^H3559 thy kingdom^H4467 upon Israel^H3478 for^H5704 ever.^H5769

14 ♥ 📝 But now thy kingdom^H4467 shall not continue:^H6965 Jehovah^H3068 hath sought^H1245 him a man^H376 after his own heart,^H3824 and Jehovah^H3068 hath appointed^H6680 him to be prince^H5057 over his people,^H5971 because thou hast not kept^H8104 that which Jehovah^H3068 commanded^H6680 thee.

15 ♥ 📝 And Samuel^H8050 arose,^H6965 and gat him up^H5927 from Gilgal^H1537 unto Gibeah^H1390 of Benjamin.^H1144 And Saul^H7586 numbered^H6485 the people^H5971 that were present^H4672 with him, about six^H8337 hundred^H3967 men.^H376

16 ♥ 📝 And Saul,^H7586 and Jonathan^H3129 his son,^H1121 and the people^H5971 that were present^H4672 with them, abode^H3427 in Geba^H1387 of Benjamin:^H1144 but the Philistines^H6430 encamped^H2583 in Michmash.^H4363

17 ♥ 📝 And the spoilers^H7843 came out^H3318 of the camp^H4264 of the Philistines^H6430 in three^H7969 companies:^H7218 one^H259 company^H7218 turned^H6437 unto the way^H1870 that leadeth to Ophrah,^H6084 unto the land^H776 of Shual;^H7777

18 ♥ 📝 and another^H259 company^H7218 turned^H6437 the way^H1870 to Beth-horon;^H1032 and another^H259 company^H7218 turned^H6437 the way^H1870 of the border^H1366 that looketh^H8259 down upon the valley^H1516 of Zeboim^H6650 toward the wilderness.^H4057

19 ♥ 📝 Now there was no smith^H2796 found^H4672 throughout all the land^H776 of Israel;^H3478 for the Philistines^H6430 said,^H559 Lest the Hebrews^H5680 make^H6213 them swords^H2719 or spears:^H2595

20 ♥ 📝 but all the Israelites^H3478 went down^H3381 to the Philistines,^H6430 to sharpen^H3913 every man^H376 his share,^H4282 and his coulter,^H855 and his axe,^H7134 and his mattock;^H4281

21 ♥ 📝 yet they had a file^H6477 for the mattocks,^H4281 and for the coulters,^H855 and for the forks,^H7969 and for the axes,^H7134 and to set^H5324 the goads.^H1861

22 ♥ 📝 So it came to pass in the day^H3117 of battle,^H4421 that there was neither sword^H2719 nor spear^H2595 found^H4672 in the hand^H3027 of any of the people^H5971 that were with Saul^H7586 and Jonathan:^H3129 but with Saul^H7586 and with Jonathan^H3129 his son^H1121 was there found.^H4672

23 ♥ 📝 And the garrison^H4673 of the Philistines^H6430 went out^H3318 unto the pass^H4569 of Michmash.^H4363