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- One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor,
- "Come, let's go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side."
- But he did not tell his father.
- 2
- Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree in Migron.
- With him were about six hundred men,
- 3
- among whom was Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod.
- He was a son of Ichabod's brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli,
- the LORD's priest in Shiloh. No one was aware that Jonathan had left.
- 4
- On each side of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach
- the Philistine outpost was a cliff; one was called Bozez, and the other Seneh.
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- One cliff stood to the north toward Micmash, the other to the south toward Geba.
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- Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer,
- "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows.
- Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving,
- whether by many or by few."
- 7
- "Do all that you have in mind," his armor-bearer said.
- "Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul."
- 8
- Jonathan said, "Come, then; we will cross over toward the men and let them see us.
- 9
- If they say to us, `Wait there until we come to you,'
- we will stay where we are and not go up to them.
- 10
- But if they say, `Come up to us,' we will climb up, because
- that will be our sign that the LORD has given them into our hands."
- 11
- So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost.
- "Look!" said the Philistines. "The Hebrews are crawling out of
- the holes they were hiding in."
- 12
- The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer,
- "Come up to us and we'll teach you a lesson."
- So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, "Climb up after me;
- the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel."
- 13
- Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet,
- with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan,
- and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him.
- 14
- In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed
- some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.
- 15
- Then panic struck the whole army--those in the camp and field,
- and those in the outposts and raiding parties--and the ground shook.
- It was a panic sent by God.
- 16
- Saul's lookouts at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the army melting away in all directions.
- 17
- Then Saul said to the men who were with him,
- "Muster the forces and see who has left us." When they did,
- it was Jonathan and his armor-bearer who were not there.
- 18
- Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring the ark of God." (At that time it was with the Israelites.)
- 19
- While Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the Philistine camp
- increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."
- 20
- Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle.
- They found the Philistines in total confusion, striking each other with their swords.
- 21
- Those Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and
- had gone up with them to their camp went over to the Israelites
- who were with Saul and Jonathan.
- 22
- When all the Israelites who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard
- that the Philistines were on the run, they joined the battle in hot pursuit.
- 23
- So the LORD rescued Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.
- 24
- Now the men of Israel were in distress that day,
- because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying,
- "Cursed be any man who eats food before evening comes,
- before I have avenged myself on my enemies!"
- So none of the troops tasted food.
- 25
- The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.
- 26
- When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out,
- yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
- 27
- But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath,
- so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and
- dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth,
- and his eyes brightened.
- 28
- Then one of the soldiers told him, "Your father bound the army
- under a strict oath, saying, 'Cursed be any man who eats food today!'
- That is why the men are faint."
- 29
- Jonathan said, "My father has made trouble for the country.
- See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.
- 30
- How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today
- some of the plunder they took from their enemies.
- Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?"
- 31
- That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines
- from Micmash to Aijalon, they were exhausted.
- 32
- They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves,
- they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood.
- 33
- Then someone said to Saul, "Look, the men are sinning against the LORD
- by eating meat that has blood in it." "You have broken faith," he said.
- "Roll a large stone over here at once."
- 34
- Then he said, "Go out among the men and tell them,
- 'Each of you bring me your cattle and sheep, and slaughter them here
- and eat them. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with blood still in it.'"
- So everyone brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there.
- 35
- Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had done this.
- 36
- Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night and
- plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive."
- "Do whatever seems best to you," they replied.
- But the priest said, "Let us inquire of God here."
- 37
- So Saul asked God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines?
- Will you give them into Israel's hand?" But God did not answer him that day.
- 38
- Saul therefore said, "Come here, all you who are leaders of the army,
- and let us find out what sin has been committed today.
- 39
- As surely as the LORD who rescues Israel lives,
- even if it lies with my son Jonathan, he must die."
- But not one of the men said a word.
- 40
- Saul then said to all the Israelites, "You stand over there;
- I and Jonathan my son will stand over here."
- "Do what seems best to you," the men replied.
- 41
- Then Saul prayed to the LORD, the God of Israel, "Give me the right answer."
- And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared.
- 42
- Saul said, "Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son." And Jonathan was taken.
- 43
- Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done."
- So Jonathan told him, "I merely tasted a little honey with the end of my staff.
- And now must I die?"
- 44
- Saul said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan."
- 45
- But the men said to Saul, "Should Jonathan die--
- he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel?
- Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground,
- for he did this today with God's help." So the men rescued Jonathan,
- and he was not put to death.
- 46
- Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.
- 47
- After Saul had assumed rule over Israel,
- he fought against their enemies on every side:
- Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines.
- Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.
- 48
- He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites,
- delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
- 49
- Saul's sons were Jonathan, Ishvi and Malki-Shua.
- The name of his older daughter was Merab, and that of the younger was Michal.
- 50
- His wife's name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz.
- The name of the commander of Saul's army was Abner
- son of Ner, and Ner was Saul's uncle.
- 51
- Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.
- 52
- All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines,
- and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service.
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