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1 Samuel 13 (WEBP)

[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.

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

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 13 (KJVS)

[1] Saul reigned () one year; and when he had reigned () two years over Israel,
[2] Saul chose () him three thousand [men] of Israel; [whereof] two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent () every man to his tent.
[3] And Jonathan smote () the garrison of the Philistines that [was] in Geba, and the Philistines heard () [of it]. And Saul blew () the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, () Let the Hebrews hear. ()
[4] And all Israel heard () say () [that] Saul had smitten () a garrison of the Philistines, and [that] Israel also was had in abomination () with the Philistines. And the people were called together () after Saul to Gilgal.
[5] And the Philistines gathered themselves together () to fight () with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which [is] on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, () and pitched () in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
[6] When the men of Israel saw () that they were in a strait, () (for the people were distressed, ()) then the people did hide () themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
[7] And [some of] the Hebrews went over () Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he [was] yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. ()
[8] And he tarried () () () seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel came () not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered () from him.
[9] And Saul said, () Bring hither () a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered () the burnt offering.
[10] And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end () of offering () the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; () and Saul went out () to meet () him, that he might salute () him.
[11] And Samuel said, () What hast thou done? () And Saul said, () Because I saw () that the people were scattered () from me, and [that] thou camest () not within the days appointed, and [that] the Philistines gathered themselves together () at Michmash;
[12] Therefore said () I, The Philistines will come down () now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication () unto the Lord: I forced () myself therefore, and offered () a burnt offering.
[13] And Samuel said () to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: () thou hast not kept () the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded () thee: for now would the Lord have established () thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
[14] But now thy kingdom shall not continue: () the Lord hath sought () him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded () him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept () [that] which the Lord commanded () thee.
[15] And Samuel arose, () and gat him up () from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered () the people [that were] present () with him, about six hundred men.
[16] And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people [that were] present () with them, abode () in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped () in Michmash.
[17] And the spoilers () came out () of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned () unto the way [that leadeth to] Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
[18] And another company turned () the way [to] Bethhoron: and another company turned () [to] the way of the border that looketh () to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
[19] Now there was no smith found () throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, () Lest the Hebrews make () [them] swords or spears:
[20] But all the Israelites went down () to the Philistines, to sharpen () every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
[21] Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen () the goads.
[22] So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found () in the hand of any of the people that [were] with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. ()
[23] And the garrison of the Philistines went out () to the passage of Michmash.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 13 (BYZ)

[2] και εκλεγεται σαουλ εαυτω τρεις χιλιαδας ανδρων εκ των ανδρων ισραηλ και ησαν μετα σαουλ δισχιλιοι εν μαχεμας και εν τω ορει βαιθηλ χιλιοι ησαν μετα ιωναθαν εν γαβεε του βενιαμιν και το καταλοιπον του λαου εξαπεστειλεν εκαστον εις το σκηνωμα αυτου
[3] και επαταξεν ιωναθαν τον νασιβ τον αλλοφυλον τον εν τω βουνω και ακουουσιν οι αλλοφυλοι και σαουλ σαλπιγγι σαλπιζει εις πασαν την γην λεγων ηθετηκασιν οι δουλοι
[4] και πας ισραηλ ηκουσεν λεγοντων πεπαικεν σαουλ τον νασιβ τον αλλοφυλον και ησχυνθησαν ισραηλ εν τοις αλλοφυλοις και ανεβοησαν ο λαος οπισω σαουλ εν γαλγαλοις
[5] και οι αλλοφυλοι συναγονται εις πολεμον επι ισραηλ και αναβαινουσιν επι ισραηλ τριακοντα χιλιαδες αρματων και εξ χιλιαδες ιππεων και λαος ως η αμμος η παρα την θαλασσαν τω πληθει και αναβαινουσιν και παρεμβαλλουσιν εν μαχεμας εξ εναντιας βαιθων κατα νοτου
[6] και ανηρ ισραηλ ειδεν οτι στενως αυτω μη προσαγειν αυτον και εκρυβη ο λαος εν τοις σπηλαιοις και εν ταις μανδραις και εν ταις πετραις και εν τοις βοθροις και εν τοις λακκοις
[7] και οι διαβαινοντες διεβησαν τον ιορδανην εις γην γαδ και γαλααδ και σαουλ ετι ην εν γαλγαλοις και πας ο λαος εξεστη οπισω αυτου
[8] και διελιπεν επτα ημερας τω μαρτυριω ως ειπεν σαμουηλ και ου παρεγενετο σαμουηλ εις γαλγαλα και διεσπαρη ο λαος αυτου απ αυτου
[9] και ειπεν σαουλ προσαγαγετε οπως ποιησω ολοκαυτωσιν και ειρηνικας και ανηνεγκεν την ολοκαυτωσιν
[10] και εγενετο ως συνετελεσεν αναφερων την ολοκαυτωσιν και σαμουηλ παραγινεται και εξηλθεν σαουλ εις απαντησιν αυτω ευλογησαι αυτον
[11] και ειπεν σαμουηλ τι πεποιηκας και ειπεν σαουλ οτι ειδον ως διεσπαρη ο λαος απ εμου και συ ου παρεγενου ως διεταξω εν τω μαρτυριω των ημερων και οι αλλοφυλοι συνηχθησαν εις μαχεμας
[12] και ειπα νυν καταβησονται οι αλλοφυλοι προς με εις γαλγαλα και του προσωπου του κυριου ουκ εδεηθην και ενεκρατευσαμην και ανηνεγκα την ολοκαυτωσιν
[13] και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς σαουλ μεματαιωται σοι οτι ουκ εφυλαξας την εντολην μου ην ενετειλατο σοι κυριος ως νυν ητοιμασεν κυριος την βασιλειαν σου εως αιωνος επι ισραηλ
[14] και νυν η βασιλεια σου ου στησεται και ζητησει κυριος εαυτω ανθρωπον κατα την καρδιαν αυτου και εντελειται κυριος αυτω εις αρχοντα επι τον λαον αυτου οτι ουκ εφυλαξας οσα ενετειλατο σοι κυριος
[15] και ανεστη σαμουηλ και απηλθεν εκ γαλγαλων εις οδον αυτου και το καταλειμμα του λαου ανεβη οπισω σαουλ εις απαντησιν οπισω του λαου του πολεμιστου αυτων παραγενομενων εκ γαλγαλων εις γαβαα βενιαμιν και επεσκεψατο σαουλ τον λαον τον ευρεθεντα μετ αυτου ως εξακοσιους ανδρας
[16] και σαουλ και ιωναθαν υιος αυτου και ο λαος οι ευρεθεντες μετ αυτων εκαθισαν εν γαβεε βενιαμιν και εκλαιον και οι αλλοφυλοι παρεμβεβληκεισαν εις μαχεμας
[17] και εξηλθεν διαφθειρων εξ αγρου αλλοφυλων τρισιν αρχαις η αρχη η μια επιβλεπουσα οδον γοφερα επι γην σωγαλ
[18] και η μια αρχη επιβλεπουσα οδον βαιθωρων και η αρχη η μια επιβλεπουσα οδον γαβεε την εισκυπτουσαν επι γαι την σαβιν
[19] και τεκτων σιδηρου ουχ ευρισκετο εν παση γη ισραηλ οτι ειπον οι αλλοφυλοι μη ποιησωσιν οι εβραιοι ρομφαιαν και δορυ
[20] και κατεβαινον πας ισραηλ εις γην αλλοφυλων χαλκευειν εκαστος το θεριστρον αυτου και το σκευος αυτου και εκαστος την αξινην αυτου και το δρεπανον αυτου
[21] και ην ο τρυγητος ετοιμος του θεριζειν τα δε σκευη ην τρεις σικλοι εις τον οδοντα και τη αξινη και τω δρεπανω υποστασις ην η αυτη
[22] και εγενηθη εν ταις ημεραις του πολεμου μαχεμας και ουχ ευρεθη ρομφαια και δορυ εν χειρι παντος του λαου του μετα σαουλ και μετα ιωναθαν και ευρεθη τω σαουλ και τω ιωναθαν υιω αυτου
[23] και εξηλθεν εξ υποστασεως των αλλοφυλων την εν τω περαν μαχεμας