1 Samuel 14:5

The one way was northward to one coming to Michmash, and the other way was southward to one coming to Geba.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

In Context

4And in the midst of the passage whereby Jonathan sought to pass over to the encampment of the Philistines, there was both a sharp rock on this side, and a sharp rock on the other side: the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

6And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, let us go over to Messab of these uncircumcised, if peradventure the Lord may do something for us; for the Lord is not straitened to save by many or by few.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 13:3And Jonathan smote Nasib the Philistine that dwelt in the hill; and the Philistines hear of it, and Saul sounds the trumpet through all the land, saying, The servants have despised us.

1 Chronicles 3:6and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

Isaiah 10:29And he shall pass by the valley, and shall arrive at Aiath: fear shall seize upon Ramah, the city of Saul.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 14:2-16

Jonathan Smites the Philistines. ( b. c. 1067.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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