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Chapter 14
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Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son
of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, Come,
and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is
on the other side. But he told not his father.
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Sermon (Against All Odds) - |
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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; |
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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. |
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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. |
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The forefront of the one was situate northward over against
Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. |
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And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor,
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. |
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And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in
thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according
to thy heart. |
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Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these
men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his
armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show
you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come
up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the
hand of Israel. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked;
and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on
beating down one another. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed
over unto Bethaven. |
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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. |
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And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was
honey upon the ground. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash
to Aijalon: and the people were very faint. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the
first altar that he built unto the LORD. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of
the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been
this day. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give
a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the
people escaped. |
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And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.
And Jonathan was taken. |
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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. |
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And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou
shalt surely die, Jonathan. |
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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. |
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Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and
the Philistines went to their own place. |
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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. |
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And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and
delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled
them. |
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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: |
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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. |
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And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of
Abner was the son of Abiel. |
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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. |
