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[1] Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.‡ [2] Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the people to their own tents. [3] Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!” [4] All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was considered an abomination to the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal. [5] The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven. [6] When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in tombs, and in pits. [7] Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. [8] He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel; but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. [9] Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings.” He offered the burnt offering. [10] It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him. [11] Samuel said, “What have you done?”Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn’t come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash, [12] therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.” [13] Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever. [14] But now your kingdom will not continue. Yahweh has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Yahweh commanded you.” [15] Samuel arose, and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men. [16] Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. [17] The raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual; [18] another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. [19] Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”; [20] but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle. [21] The price was one payimⓘ each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads. [22] So it came to pass in the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son had them. [23] The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 13:1 The traditional Hebrew text omits “thirty” and “forty-”. The blanks are filled in here from a few manuscripts of the Septuagint.
  2. ⓘ 13:21 A payim (or pim) was ²⁄₃ shekel of silver, or 0.26 ounces, or 7.6 grams
King James Version

Saul’s Disobedience

[1] Saul H7586 reigned H4427 one year; H1121§ H8141 and when he had reigned H4427 two H8147 years H8141 over H5921 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 mount H2022 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 H853 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 H853 a garrison H5333 of the Philistines, H6430 and that Israel H3478 also H1571 was had§ in abomination H887 with the Philistines. H6430 And the people H5971 were called together H6817 after H310 Saul H7586 to Gilgal. H1537 [5] And the Philistines H6430 gathered themselves together H622 to fight H3898 with H5973 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 H3220 shore H8193 in multitude: H7230 and they came up, H5927 and pitched H2583 in Michmash, H4363 eastward H6926 from 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 high places, H6877 and in pits. H953 [7] And some of the Hebrews H5680 went over H5674 H853 Jordan H3383 to the land H776 of Gad H1410 and Gilead. H1568 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 H3176 seven H7651 days, H3117 according to the set time H4150 that Samuel H8050 had appointed: but Samuel H8050 came H935 not H3808 to Gilgal; H1537 and the people H5971 were scattered H6327 from him. [9] And Saul H7586 said, H559 Bring hither H5066 a burnt offering H5930 to me, and peace offerings. H8002 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 H4100 hast thou done? H6213 And Saul H7586 said, H559 Because H3588 I saw H7200 that the people H5971 were scattered H5310 from me, and that thou camest H935 not H3808 within the days H3117 appointed, H4150 and that the Philistines H6430 gathered themselves together H622 at Michmash; H4363 [12] therefore said H559 I, The Philistines H6430 will come down H3381 now H6258 upon me to Gilgal, H1537 and I have not made supplication H2470§ unto H6440 the Lord: H3068 I forced H662 myself therefore, and offered H5927 a burnt offering. H5930 [13] And Samuel H8050 said H559 to Saul, H7586 Thou hast done foolishly: H5528 thou hast not kept H8104 H853 the commandment H4687 of the Lord H3068 thy God, H430 which H834 he commanded H6680 thee: for now would the Lord H3068 have established H3559 H853 thy kingdom H4467 upon Israel H3478 for H5704 ever. H5769 [14] But now thy kingdom H4467 shall H6965 not H3808 continue: H6965 the Lord H3068 hath sought H1245 him a man H376 after his own heart, H3824 and the Lord H3068 hath commanded H6680 him to be captain H5057 over H5921 his people, H5971 because H3588 thou hast not kept H8104 that which the Lord H3068 commanded H6680 thee. [15] And Samuel H8050 arose, H6965 and gat him up H5927 from H4480 Gilgal H1537 unto Gibeah H1390 of Benjamin. H1144 And Saul H7586 numbered H6485 the people H5971 that were present H4672§ with H5973 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 H5973 them, abode H3427 in Gibeah 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 H413 the way H1870 that leadeth to Ophrah, H6084 unto H413 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 to the way H1870 of the border H1366 that looketh H8259 to 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 H3588 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 H3605 man H376 his share, H4282 and his coulter, H855 and his axe, H7134 and his mattock. H4281 [21] Yet they had a file H6477 H6310 for the mattocks, H4281§ and for the coulters, H855 and for the forks, H7969 H7053 and for the axes, H7134 and to sharpen 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 to the passage H4569 of Michmash. H4363

Footnotes

  1. § 13:1 Heb. the son of one year in his reigning
  2. § 13:3 Or, the hill
  3. § 13:4 Heb. did stink
  4. § 13:7 Heb. trembled after him
  5. § 13:10 Heb. bless him
  6. § 13:12 Heb. intreated the face
  7. § 13:15 Heb. found
  8. § 13:21a Heb. a file with mouths
  9. § 13:21b Heb. to set
  10. § 13:23 Or, standing camp
Septuaginta
[2] Καὶ G2532 ἐκλέγεται G1586 Σαουλ G4549 ἑαυτῷ G1438 τρεῖς G5140 χιλιάδας G5505 ἀνδρῶν G435 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἀνδρῶν G435 Ισραηλ, G2474 καὶ G2532 ἦσαν G2258 μετὰ G3326 Σαουλ G4549 δισχίλιοι G1367 ἐν G1722 Μαχεμας καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὄρει G3735 Βαιθηλ, χίλιοι G5507 ἦσαν G2258 μετὰ G3326 Ιωναθαν ἐν G1722 Γαβεε τοῦ G3588 Βενιαμιν, G958 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 κατάλοιπον G2645 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 ἐξαπέστειλεν G1821 ἕκαστον G1538 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 σκήνωμα G4638 αὐτοῦ. G846 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξεν G3960 Ιωναθαν τὸν G3588 Νασιβ τὸν G3588 ἀλλόφυλον G246 τὸν G3588 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 βουνῷ· G1015 καὶ G2532 ἀκούουσιν G191 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι. G246 Καὶ G2532 Σαουλ G4549 σάλπιγγι G4536 σαλπίζει G4537 εἰς G1519 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 λέγων G3004 Ἠθετήκασιν G114 οἱ G3588 δοῦλοι. G1401 [4] Καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 Ισραηλ G2474 ἤκουσεν G191 λεγόντων G3004 Πέπαικεν G3815 Σαουλ G4549 τὸν G3588 Νασιβ τὸν G3588 ἀλλόφυλον, G246 καὶ G2532 ᾐσχύνθησαν G153 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀλλοφύλοις. G246 Καὶ G2532 ἀνεβόησαν G310 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ὀπίσω G3694 Σαουλ G4549 ἐν G1722 Γαλγαλοις. [5] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 συνάγονται G4863 εἰς G1519 πόλεμον G4171 ἐπὶ G1909 Ισραηλ, G2474 καὶ G2532 ἀναβαίνουσιν G305 ἐπὶ G1909 Ισραηλ G2474 τριάκοντα G5144 χιλιάδες G5505 ἁρμάτων G716 καὶ G2532 ἓξ G1803 χιλιάδες G5505 ἱππέων G2460 καὶ G2532 λαὸς G2992 ὡς G5613 ἡ G3588 ἄμμος G285 ἡ G3588 παρὰ G3844 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν G2281 τῷ G3588 πλήθει· G4128 καὶ G2532 ἀναβαίνουσιν G305 καὶ G2532 παρεμβάλλουσιν ἐν G1722 Μαχεμας ἐξ G1537 ἐναντίας G1727 Βαιθων κατὰ G2596 νότου. G3558 [6] Καὶ G2532 ἀνὴρ G435 Ισραηλ G2474 εἶδεν G1492 ὅτι G3754 στενῶς αὐτῷ G846 μὴ G3361 προσάγειν G4317 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκρύβη G2928 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 σπηλαίοις G4693 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 μάνδραις καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 πέτραις G4073 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 βόθροις καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 λάκκοις, [7] καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 διαβαίνοντες G1224 διέβησαν G1224 τὸν G3588 Ιορδάνην G2446 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 Γαδ G1045 καὶ G2532 Γαλααδ. Καὶ G2532 Σαουλ G4549 ἔτι G2089 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 Γαλγαλοις, καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἐξέστη G1839 ὀπίσω G3694 αὐτοῦ. G846 — [8] καὶ G2532 διέλιπεν G1257 ἑπτὰ G2033 ἡμέρας G2250 τῷ G3588 μαρτυρίῳ, G3142 ὡς G5613 εἶπεν G2036 Σαμουηλ, G4545 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 παρεγένετο G3854 Σαμουηλ G4545 εἰς G1519 Γαλγαλα, καὶ G2532 διεσπάρη G1289 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ. G846 [9] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαουλ G4549 Προσαγάγετε, G4317 ὅπως G3704 ποιήσω G4160 ὁλοκαύτωσιν καὶ G2532 εἰρηνικάς· G1516 καὶ G2532 ἀνήνεγκεν G399 τὴν G3588 ὁλοκαύτωσιν. [10] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ὡς G5613 συνετέλεσεν G4931 ἀναφέρων G399 τὴν G3588 ὁλοκαύτωσιν, καὶ G2532 Σαμουηλ G4545 παραγίνεται· G3854 καὶ G2532 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Σαουλ G4549 εἰς G1519 ἀπάντησιν G529 αὐτῷ G846 εὐλογῆσαι G2127 αὐτόν. G846 [11] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαμουηλ G4545 Τί G5101 πεποίηκας; G4160 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαουλ G4549 Ὅτι G3754 εἶδον G1492 ὡς G5613 διεσπάρη G1289 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἀπ’ G575 ἐμοῦ G1699 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 οὐ G3756 παρεγένου, G3854 ὡς G5613 διετάξω, G1299 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 μαρτυρίῳ G3142 τῶν G3588 ἡμερῶν G2250 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 συνήχθησαν G4863 εἰς G1519 Μαχεμας, [12] καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Νῦν G3568 καταβήσονται G2597 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 πρός G4314 με G3165 εἰς G1519 Γαλγαλα καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 οὐκ G3756 ἐδεήθην· G1189 καὶ G2532 ἐνεκρατευσάμην G1467 καὶ G2532 ἀνήνεγκα G399 τὴν G3588 ὁλοκαύτωσιν. [13] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαμουηλ G4545 πρὸς G4314 Σαουλ G4549 Μεματαίωταί G3154 σοι, G4671 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἐφύλαξας G5442 τὴν G3588 ἐντολήν G1785 μου, G3450 ἣν G3739 ἐνετείλατό G1781 σοι G4671 κύριος. G2962 Ὡς G5613 νῦν G3568 ἡτοίμασεν G2090 κύριος G2962 τὴν G3588 βασιλείαν G932 σου G4675 ἕως G2193 αἰῶνος G165 ἐπὶ G1909 Ισραηλ· G2474 [14] καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἡ G3588 βασιλεία G932 σου G4675 οὐ G3756 στήσεται, G2476 καὶ G2532 ζητήσει G2212 κύριος G2962 ἑαυτῷ G1438 ἄνθρωπον G444 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 καρδίαν G2588 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐντελεῖται G1781 κύριος G2962 αὐτῷ G846 εἰς G1519 ἄρχοντα G758 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 αὐτοῦ, G846 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἐφύλαξας G5442 ὅσα G3745 ἐνετείλατό G1781 σοι G4671 κύριος. G2962 [15] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Σαμουηλ G4545 καὶ G2532 ἀπῆλθεν G565 ἐκ G1537 Γαλγαλων εἰς G1519 ὁδὸν G3598 αὐτοῦ. G846 — καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 κατάλειμμα G2640 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 ἀνέβη G305 ὀπίσω G3694 Σαουλ G4549 εἰς G1519 ἀπάντησιν G529 ὀπίσω G3694 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τοῦ G3588 πολεμιστοῦ. Αὐτῶν G846 παραγενομένων G3854 ἐκ G1537 Γαλγαλων εἰς G1519 Γαβαα Βενιαμιν G958 καὶ G2532 ἐπεσκέψατο G1980 Σαουλ G4549 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 τὸν G3588 εὑρεθέντα G2147 μετ’ G3326 αὐτοῦ G846 ὡς G5613 ἑξακοσίους G1812 ἄνδρας. G435 [16] Καὶ G2532 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 Ιωναθαν υἱὸς G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 οἱ G3588 εὑρεθέντες G2147 μετ’ G3326 αὐτῶν G846 ἐκάθισαν G2523 ἐν G1722 Γαβεε Βενιαμιν G958 καὶ G2532 ἔκλαιον, G2799 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 παρεμβεβλήκεισαν εἰς G1519 Μαχεμας. [17] Καὶ G2532 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 διαφθείρων G1311 ἐξ G1537 ἀγροῦ G68 ἀλλοφύλων G246 τρισὶν G5140 ἀρχαῖς· G746 ἡ G3588 ἀρχὴ G746 ἡ G3588 μία G3391 ἐπιβλέπουσα G1914 ὁδὸν G3598 Γοφερα ἐπὶ G1909 γῆν G1093 Σωγαλ, [18] καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μία G3391 ἀρχὴ G746 ἐπιβλέπουσα G1914 ὁδὸν G3598 Βαιθωρων, καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ἀρχὴ G746 ἡ G3588 μία G3391 ἐπιβλέπουσα G1914 ὁδὸν G3598 Γαβεε τὴν G3588 εἰσκύπτουσαν ἐπὶ G1909 Γαι τὴν G3588 Σαβιν. [19] Καὶ G2532 τέκτων G5045 σιδήρου G4604 οὐχ G3756 εὑρίσκετο G2147 ἐν G1722 πάσῃ G3956 γῇ G1093 Ισραηλ, G2474 ὅτι G3754 εἶπον G2036 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 Μὴ G3361 ποιήσωσιν G4160 οἱ G3588 Εβραῖοι G1445 ῥομφαίαν G4501 καὶ G2532 δόρυ. [20] Καὶ G2532 κατέβαινον G2597 πᾶς G3956 Ισραηλ G2474 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 ἀλλοφύλων G246 χαλκεύειν ἕκαστος G1538 τὸ G3588 θέριστρον αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 σκεῦος G4632 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἕκαστος G1538 τὴν G3588 ἀξίνην G513 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 δρέπανον G1407 αὐτοῦ. G846 [21] Καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 τρυγητὸς ἕτοιμος G2092 τοῦ G3588 θερίζειν· G2325 τὰ G3588 δὲ G1161 σκεύη G4632 ἦν G2258 τρεῖς G5140 σίκλοι εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 ὀδόντα, G3599 καὶ G2532 τῇ G3588 ἀξίνῃ G513 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 δρεπάνῳ G1407 ὑπόστασις G5287 ἦν G2258 ἡ G3588 αὐτή. G846 [22] Καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἡμέραις G2250 τοῦ G3588 πολέμου G4171 Μαχεμας καὶ G2532 οὐχ G3756 εὑρέθη G2147 ῥομφαία G4501 καὶ G2532 δόρυ ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 παντὸς G3956 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τοῦ G3588 μετὰ G3326 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 Ιωναθαν, καὶ G2532 εὑρέθη G2147 τῷ G3588 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 Ιωναθαν υἱῷ G5207 αὐτοῦ. G846 [23] Καὶ G2532 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 ἐξ G1537 ὑποστάσεως G5287 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 τὴν G3588 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πέραν G4008 Μαχεμας.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament