1 Samuel 14:23
And the Lord saved Israel on that day. But the fight continued as far as Bethaven.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.
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Cross References
Exodus 14:30And so the Lord freed Israel on that day from the hand of the Egyptians.
Judges 2:18And while the Lord was raising up the judges, in their days, he was moved to mercy, and he listened to the groaning of the afflicted, and he freed them from the slaughter of their oppressors.
1 Samuel 13:5And the Philistines gathered to do battle against Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and the remainder of the common people, who were very many, like the sand that is on the shore of the sea. And ascending, they encamped at Michmash, toward the east of Bethaven.
Psalms 44:6Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you, with the hearts of the enemies of the king.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 14:17-24
The Philistines Destroyed. ( b. c. 1067.) 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… Read the whole commentary →