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1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to his young armor bearer, “Come, let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised fellows. It may be that Yahweh will work on our behalf, for nothing can stop Yahweh from saving by many or by few people.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5One rocky cliff stood on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

7His armor bearer replied, “Do everything that is in your heart. Go ahead, see, I am with you, to obey all your commands.”

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Cross References

Numbers 10:32If you go with us, we will do for you the same good that Yahweh does to us.”

Deuteronomy 32:30How could one chase a thousand, 1 and two put ten thousand to flight, 1 unless their Rock had sold them, 1 and Yahweh had given them up? 1

Judges 7:4Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will make their number smaller for you there. If I say to you, 'This one will go with you,' he will go with you; but if I say, 'This one will not go with you,' he will not go.”

Judges 15:18Samson was very thirsty and called on Yahweh and said, “You have given this great victory to your servant. But now will I die of thirst and fall into the hands of those who are uncircumcised?”

1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed both a lion and a bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has challenged the armies of the living God.”

2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps Yahweh will look at the misery unleashed on me, and repay me with good for his cursing me today.”

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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