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1 Samuel 14 (WEBP)

[1] Now it happened on a day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he didn’t tell his father.
[2] Saul stayed in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron; and the people who were with him were about six hundred men,
[3] including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn’t know that Jonathan was gone.
[4] Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side; and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
[5] The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
[6] Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
[7] His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
[8] Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.
[9] If they say this to us, ‘Wait until we come to you!’ then we will stand still in our place and will not go up to them.
[10] But if they say this, ‘Come up to us!’ then we will go up, for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.”
[11] Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, “Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!”
[12] The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
[13] Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him, and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.
[14] That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
[15] There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.
[16] The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered.
[17] Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count now, and see who is missing from us.” When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
[18] Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s ark here.” For God’s ark was with the children of Israel at that time.
[19] While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
[20] Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.
[21] Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before and who went up with them into the camp from all around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
[22] Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
[23] So Yahweh saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
[24] The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
[25] All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.
[26] When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
[27] But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
[28] Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ ” So the people were faint.
[29] Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
[30] How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the plunder of their enemies which they found? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.”
[31] They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;
[32] and the people pounced on the plunder, and took sheep, cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.
[33] Then they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against Yahweh, in that they eat meat with the blood.” He said, “You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today!”
[34] Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’ ” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
[35] Saul built an altar to Yahweh. This was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.
[36] Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light. Let’s not leave a man of them.” They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said, “Let’s draw near here to God.”
[37] Saul asked counsel of God: “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he didn’t answer him that day.
[38] Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see in whom this sin has been today.
[39] For as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
[40] Then he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”
[41] Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, “Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.
[42] Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.
[43] Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done!” Jonathan told him, and said, “I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.”
[44] Saul said, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
[45] The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, so he didn’t die.
[46] Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
[47] Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side: against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned himself, he defeated them.
[48] He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
[49] Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.
[50] The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
[51] Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
[52] There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he took him into his service.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 14 (KJVS)

[1] Now it came to pass upon a day , that Jonathan the son of Saul said () unto the young man that bare () his armour , Come (), and let us go over () to the Philistines ’ garrison , that [is] on the other side . But he told () not his father .
[2] And Saul tarried () in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which [is] in Migron : and the people that [were] with him [were] about six hundred men ;
[3] And Ahiah , the son of Ahitub , Ichabod’s brother , the son of Phinehas , the son of Eli , the LORD’S priest in Shiloh , wearing () an ephod . And the people knew () not that Jonathan was gone ().
[4] And between the passages , by which Jonathan sought () to go over () unto the Philistines ’ garrison , [there was] a sharp rock on the one side , and a sharp rock on the other side : and the name of the one [was] Bozez , and the name of the other Seneh .
[5] The forefront of the one [was] situate northward over against Michmash , and the other southward over against Gibeah .
[6] And Jonathan said () to the young man that bare () his armour , Come (), and let us go over () unto the garrison of these uncircumcised : it may be that the LORD will work () for us: for [there is] no restraint to the LORD to save () by many or by few .
[7] And his armourbearer () said () unto him, Do () all that [is] in thine heart : turn () thee; behold, I [am] with thee according to thy heart .
[8] Then said () Jonathan , Behold, we will pass over () unto [these] men , and we will discover () ourselves unto them.
[9] If they say () thus unto us, Tarry () until we come () to you; then we will stand still () in our place, and will not go up () unto them.
[10] But if they say () thus, Come up () unto us; then we will go up (): for the LORD hath delivered () them into our hand : and this [shall be] a sign unto us.
[11] And both of them discovered () themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines : and the Philistines said (), Behold, the Hebrews come forth () out of the holes where they had hid () themselves.
[12] And the men of the garrison answered () Jonathan and his armourbearer () , and said (), Come up () to us, and we will shew () you a thing . And Jonathan said () unto his armourbearer () , Come up () after me: for the LORD hath delivered () them into the hand of Israel .
[13] And Jonathan climbed up () upon his hands and upon his feet , and his armourbearer () after him: and they fell () before Jonathan ; and his armourbearer () slew () after him.
[14] And that first slaughter , which Jonathan and his armourbearer () made (), was about twenty men , within as it were an half acre of land , [which] a yoke [of oxen might plow].
[15] And there was trembling in the host , in the field , and among all the people : the garrison , and the spoilers (), they also trembled (), and the earth quaked (): so it was a very great trembling .
[16] And the watchmen () of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked (); and, behold, the multitude melted away (), and they went () on beating down () [one another].
[17] Then said () Saul unto the people that [were] with him, Number () now, and see () who is gone () from us. And when they had numbered (), behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer () [were] not [there].
[18] And Saul said () unto Ahiah , Bring hither () the ark of God . For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel .
[19] And it came to pass, while Saul talked () unto the priest , that the noise that [was] in the host of the Philistines went () on () and increased : and Saul said () unto the priest , Withdraw () thine hand .
[20] And Saul and all the people that [were] with him assembled () themselves, and they came () to the battle : and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow , [and there was] a very great discomfiture .
[21] Moreover the Hebrews [that] were with the Philistines before that time , which went up () with them into the camp [from the country] round about , even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites that [were] with Saul and Jonathan .
[22] Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid () themselves in mount Ephraim , [when] they heard () that the Philistines fled (), even they also followed hard () after them in the battle .
[23] So the LORD saved () Israel that day : and the battle passed over () unto Bethaven .
[24] And the men of Israel were distressed () that day : for Saul had adjured () the people , saying (), Cursed () [be] the man that eateth () [any] food until evening , that I may be avenged () on mine enemies (). So none of the people tasted () [any] food .
[25] And all [they of] the land came () to a wood ; and there was honey upon the ground .
[26] And when the people were come () into the wood , behold, the honey dropped ; but no man put () his hand to his mouth : for the people feared () the oath .
[27] But Jonathan heard () not when his father charged the people with the oath (): wherefore he put forth () the end of the rod that [was] in his hand , and dipped () it in an honeycomb , and put () his hand to his mouth ; and his eyes were enlightened ().
[28] Then answered () one of the people , and said (), Thy father straitly () charged the people with an oath (), saying (), Cursed () [be] the man that eateth () [any] food this day . And the people were faint ().
[29] Then said () Jonathan , My father hath troubled () the land : see (), I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened (), because I tasted () a little of this honey .
[30] How much more , if haply the people had eaten () freely () to day of the spoil of their enemies () which they found ()? for had there not been now a much greater () slaughter among the Philistines ?
[31] And they smote () the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon : and the people were very faint ().
[32] And the people flew () () upon the spoil , and took () sheep , and oxen , and calves , and slew () [them] on the ground : and the people did eat () [them] with the blood .
[33] Then they told () Saul , saying (), Behold, the people sin () against the LORD , in that they eat () with the blood . And he said (), Ye have transgressed (): roll () a great stone unto me this day .
[34] And Saul said (), Disperse () yourselves among the people , and say () unto them, Bring me hither () every man his ox , and every man his sheep , and slay () [them] here, and eat (); and sin () not against the LORD in eating () with the blood . And all the people brought () every man his ox with him that night , and slew () [them] there.
[35] And Saul built () an altar unto the LORD : the same was the first () altar that he built () unto the LORD .
[36] And Saul said (), Let us go down () after the Philistines by night , and spoil () them until the morning light , and let us not leave () a man of them. And they said (), Do () whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said () the priest , Let us draw near () hither unto God .
[37] And Saul asked () counsel of God , Shall I go down () after the Philistines ? wilt thou deliver () them into the hand of Israel ? But he answered () him not that day .
[38] And Saul said (), Draw ye near () hither , all the chief of the people : and know () and see () wherein this sin hath been this day .
[39] For, [as] the LORD liveth , which saveth () Israel , though it be in Jonathan my son , he shall surely () die (). But [there was] not a man among all the people [that] answered () him.
[40] Then said () he unto all Israel , Be ye on one side , and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side . And the people said () unto Saul , Do () what seemeth good unto thee.
[41] Therefore Saul said () unto the LORD God of Israel , Give () a perfect [lot]. And Saul and Jonathan were taken (): but the people escaped ().
[42] And Saul said (), Cast () [lots] between me and Jonathan my son . And Jonathan was taken ().
[43] Then Saul said () to Jonathan , Tell () me what thou hast done (). And Jonathan told () him, and said (), I did but () taste () a little honey with the end of the rod that [was] in mine hand , [and], lo , I must die ().
[44] And Saul answered (), God do so () and more also (): for thou shalt surely () die (), Jonathan .
[45] And the people said () unto Saul , Shall Jonathan die (), who hath wrought () this great salvation in Israel ? God forbid : [as] the LORD liveth , there shall not one hair of his head fall () to the ground ; for he hath wrought () with God this day . So the people rescued () Jonathan , that he died () not.
[46] Then Saul went up () from following the Philistines : and the Philistines went () to their own place .
[47] So Saul took () the kingdom over Israel , and fought () against all his enemies () on every side , against Moab , and against the children of Ammon , and against Edom , and against the kings of Zobah , and against the Philistines : and whithersoever he turned () himself, he vexed () [them].
[48] And he gathered () an host , and smote () the Amalekites , and delivered () Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled () them.
[49] Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan , and Ishui , and Melchishua : and the names of his two daughters [were these]; the name of the firstborn Merab , and the name of the younger Michal :
[50] And the name of Saul’s wife [was] Ahinoam , the daughter of Ahimaaz : and the name of the captain of his host [was] Abner , the son of Ner , Saul’s uncle .
[51] And Kish [was] the father of Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner [was] the son of Abiel .
[52] And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul : and when Saul saw () any strong man , or any valiant man , he took () him unto him.

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Samuel 14 (YLT)

[1] And the day cometh that Jonathan son of Saul saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, ‘Come, and we pass over unto the station of the Philistines, which is on the other side of this;’ and to his father he hath not declared it.
[2] And Saul is abiding at the extremity of Gibeah, under the pomegranate which is in Migron, and the people who are with him, about six hundred men,
[3] and Ahiah, son of Ahitub, brother of I-Chabod, son of Phinehas son of Eli priest of Jehovah in Shiloh, bearing an ephod; and the people knew not that Jonathan hath gone.
[4] And between the passages where Jonathan sought to pass over unto the station of the Philistines is the edge of a rock on the one side, and the edge of a rock on the other side, and the name of the one is Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
[5] The one edge is fixed on the north over-against Michmash, and the one on the south over-against Gibeah.
[6] And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, ‘Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.’
[7] And the bearer of his weapons saith to him, ‘Do all that is in thy heart; turn for thee; lo, I am with thee, as thine own heart.’
[8] And Jonathan saith, ‘Lo, we are passing over unto the men, and are revealed unto them;
[9] if thus they say unto us, ‘Stand still till we have come unto you,’ then we have stood in our place, and do not go up unto them;
[10] and if thus they say, ‘Come up against us,’ then we have gone up, for Jehovah hath given them into our hand, and this to us is the sign.
[11] And revealed are both of them unto the station of the Philistines, and the Philistines say, ‘Lo, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hid themselves.’
[12] And the men of the station answer Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons, and say, ‘Come up unto us, and we cause you to know something.’ And Jonathan saith unto the bearer of his weapons, ‘Come up after me, for Jehovah hath given them into the hand of Israel.’
[13] And Jonathan goeth up on his hands, and on his feet, and the bearer of his weapons after him; and they fall before Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons is putting to death after him.
[14] And the first smiting which Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons have smitten is of about twenty men, in about half a furrow of a yoke of a field,
[15] and there is a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people, the station and the destroyers have trembled-even they, and the earth shaketh, and it becometh a trembling of God.
[16] And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.
[17] And Saul saith to the people who are with him, ‘Inspect, I pray you, and see; who hath gone from us?’ and they inspect, and lo, Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons are not.
[18] And Saul saith to Ahiah, ‘Bring nigh the ark of God;’ for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.
[19] And it cometh to pass, while Saul spake unto the priest, that the noise which is in the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going on and becoming great, and Saul saith unto the priest, ‘Remove thy hand.’
[20] And Saul is called, and all the people who are with him, and they come in unto the battle, and, lo, the sword of each hath been against his neighbour-a very great destruction.
[21] And the Hebrews who have been for the Philistines as heretofore, who had gone up with them into the camp, have turned round, even they, to be with Israel who are with Saul and Jonathan,
[22] and all the men of Israel, who are hiding themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, have heard that the Philistines have fled, and they pursue-even they-after them in battle.
[23] And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day, and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven.
[24] And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;’ and none of the people hath tasted food.
[25] And all they of the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;
[26] and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
[27] And Jonathan hath not heard of his father’s adjuring the people, and putteth forth the end of the rod, which is in his hand, and dippeth it in the honeycomb, and bringeth back his hand unto his mouth-and his eyes see!
[28] And a man of the people answereth and saith, ‘Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed is the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.’
[29] And Jonathan saith, ‘My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, that mine eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.
[30] How much more if the people had well eaten to-day of the spoil of its enemies which it hath found, for now, the smiting hath not been great among the Philistines.’
[31] And they smite on that day among the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people are very weary,
[32] and the people make unto the spoil, and take sheep, and oxen, and sons of the herd, and slaughter on the earth, and the people eat with the blood.
[33] And they declare to Saul, saying, ‘Lo, the people are sinning against Jehovah, to eat with the blood.’ And he saith, ‘Ye have dealt treacherously, roll unto me to-day a great stone.’
[34] And Saul saith, ‘Be ye scattered among the people, and ye have said to them, Bring ye nigh unto me each his ox, and each his sheep; and ye have slain them in this place, and eaten, and ye do not sin against Jehovah to eat with the blood.’ And all the people bring nigh each his ox, in his hand, that night, and slaughter them there.
[35] And Saul buildeth an alter to Jehovah; with it he hath begun to build altars to Jehovah.
[36] And Saul saith, ‘Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we prey upon them till the light of the morning, and leave not a man of them.’ And they say, ‘All that is good in thine eyes do.’ And the priest saith, ‘Let us draw near hither unto God.’
[37] And Saul asketh of God, ‘Do I go down after the Philistines? dost Thou give them into the hand of Israel?’ and He hath not answered him on that day.
[38] And Saul saith, ‘Draw ye nigh hither all, the chiefs of the people, and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day;
[39] for, Jehovah liveth, who is saving Israel: surely if it be in Jonathan my son, surely he doth certainly die;’ and none is answering him out of all the people.
[40] And he saith unto all Israel, ‘Ye-ye are on one side, and I and Jonathan my son are on another side;’ and the people say unto Saul, ‘That which is good in thine eyes do.’
[41] And Saul saith unto Jehovah, God of Israel, ‘Give perfection;’ and Jonathan and Saul are captured, and the people went out.
[42] And Saul saith, ‘Cast between me and Jonathan my son;’ and Jonathan is captured.
[43] And Saul saith unto Jonathan, ‘Declare to me, what hast thou done?’ and Jonathan declareth to him, and saith, ‘I certainly tasted with the end of the rod that is in my hand a little honey; lo, I die!’
[44] And Saul saith, ‘Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.’
[45] And the people say unto Saul, ‘Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel?-a profanation! Jehovah liveth, if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth, for with God he hath wrought this day;’ and the people rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died.
[46] And Saul goeth up from after the Philistines, and the Philistines have gone to their place;
[47] and Saul captured the kingdom over Israel, and he fighteth round about against all his enemies, against Moab, and against the Bene-Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines, and whithersoever he turneth he doth vex them.
[48] And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.
[49] And the sons of Saul are Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-Shua; as to the name of his two daughters, the name of the first-born is Merab, and the name of the younger Michal;
[50] and the name of the wife of Saul is Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the head of his host is Abner son of Ner, uncle of Saul;
[51] and Kish is father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner is son of Ahiel.
[52] And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.