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1 Samuel 13 – King James Version (KJV)

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War with the Philistines

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1Sa 13:1 - Saul^H7586 reigned^H4427 one year;^H1121^H8141 and when^H8147^➔ he had reigned^H4427 two^➔^H8147 years^H8141 over^H5921 Israel,^H3478

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1Sa 13:2 - Saul^H7586 chose^H977 him three^H7969 thousand^H505 men of Israel;^H3478 whereof two thousand^H505 were^H1961 with^H5973 Saul^H7586 in Michmash^H4363 and in mount^H2022 Bethel,^H1008^H1008 and a thousand^H505 were^H1961 with^H5973 Jonathan^H3129 in Gibeah^H1390 of Benjamin:^H1144 and the rest^H3499 of the people^H5971 he sent^H7971 every man^H376 to his tent.^H168

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1Sa 13:3 - And^H5221^➔ Jonathan^H3129 smote^➔^H5221 the garrison^H5333 of the Philistines^H6430 that^H834 was in Geba,^H1387 and^H8085^➔ the Philistines^H6430 heard^➔^H8085 of it. And Saul^H7586 blew^H8628 the trumpet^H7782 throughout all^H3605 the land,^H776 saying,^H559 Let^H8085^➔ the Hebrews^H5680 hear.^➔^H8085

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1Sa 13:4 - And all^H3605 Israel^H3478 heard^H8085 say^H559 that Saul^H7586 had smitten^H5221 a garrison^H5333 of the Philistines,^H6430 and^H1571^➔ that Israel^H3478 also^➔^H1571 was had in abomination^H887 with the Philistines.^H6430 And^H6817^➔ the people^H5971 were called together^➔^H6817 after^H310 Saul^H7586 to Gilgal.^H1537

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1Sa 13:5 - And the Philistines^H6430 gathered themselves together^H622 to fight^H3898 with^H5973 Israel,^H3478 thirty^H7970 thousand^H505 chariots,^H7393 and six^H8337 thousand^H505 horsemen,^H6571 and people^H5971 as the sand^H2344 which^H834 is on^H5921 the sea^H3220 shore^H8193 in multitude:^H7230 and they came up,^H5927 and pitched^H2583 in Michmash,^H4363 eastward^H6926 from Bethaven.^H1007

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1Sa 13:6 - When the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 saw^H7200 that^H3588 they were in a strait,^H6862 (for^H3588 the people^H5971 were distressed,)^H5065 then^H2244^➔ the people^H5971 did hide themselves^➔^H2244 in caves,^H4631 and in thickets,^H2337 and in rocks,^H5553 and in high places,^H6877 and in pits.^H953

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1Sa 13:7 - And^H5680^➔ some of the Hebrews^➔^H5680 went over^H5674 Jordan^H3383 to the land^H776 of Gad^H1410 and Gilead.^H1568 As for Saul,^H7586 he^H5750^➔ was yet^➔^H5750 in Gilgal,^H1537 and all^H3605 the people^H5971 followed him^H310 trembling.^H2729

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1Sa 13:8 - And he tarried^H3176 seven^H7651 days,^H3117 according to the set time^H4150 that^H834 Samuel^H8050 had appointed: but^H3808^➔ Samuel^H8050 came^H935 not^➔^H3808 to Gilgal;^H1537 and^H6327^➔ the people^H5971 were scattered^➔^H6327 from him.^H5921

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1Sa 13:9 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 Bring hither^H5066 a burnt offering^H5930 to me,^H413 and peace offerings.^H8002 And he offered^H5927 the burnt offering.^H5930

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1Sa 13:10 - And it came to pass,^H1961 that as soon as he had made an end^H3615 of offering^H5927 the burnt offering,^H5930 behold,^H2009 Samuel^H8050 came;^H935 and^H3318^➔ Saul^H7586 went out^➔^H3318 to meet him,^H7122 that he might salute him.^H1288

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1Sa 13:11 - And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said,^➔^H559 What^H4100 hast thou done?^H6213 And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 Because^H3588 I saw^H7200 that^H3588 the people^H5971 were scattered^H5310 from me,^H5921 and^H859^➔ that thou^➔^H859 camest^H935 not^H3808 within^H4150^➔ the days^H3117 appointed,^➔^H4150 and that the Philistines^H6430 gathered themselves together^H622 at Michmash;^H4363

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1Sa 13:12 - Therefore said I,^H559 The Philistines^H6430 will come down^H3381 now^H6258 upon me^H413 to Gilgal,^H1537 and^H6440^➔ I have^H2470^➔ not^H3808 made supplication^➔^H2470 unto^➔^H6440 the LORD:^H3068 I forced myself therefore,^H662 and offered^H5927 a burnt offering.^H5930

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1Sa 13:13 - And^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 said^➔^H559 to^H413 Saul,^H7586 Thou hast done foolishly:^H5528 thou hast^H8104^➔ not^H3808 kept^➔^H8104 the commandment^H4687 of the LORD^H3068 thy God,^H430 which^H834 he commanded thee:^H6680 for^H3588 now^H6258 would^H3559^➔ the LORD^H3068 have established^➔^H3559 thy kingdom^H4467 upon^H413 Israel^H3478 for^H5704 ever.^H5769

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1Sa 13:14 - But now^H6258 thy kingdom^H4467 shall^H6965^➔ not^H3808 continue:^➔^H6965 the LORD^H3068 hath sought^H1245 him a man^H376 after his own heart,^H3824 and^H6680^➔ the LORD^H3068 hath commanded him^➔^H6680 to be captain^H5057 over^H5921 his people,^H5971 because^H3588 thou hast^H8104^➔ not^H3808 kept^➔^H8104 that which^H834 the LORD^H3068 commanded thee.^H6680

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1Sa 13:15 - And^H6965^➔ Samuel^H8050 arose,^➔^H6965 and gat him up^H5927 from^H4480 Gilgal^H1537 unto Gibeah^H1390 of Benjamin.^H1144 And^H6485^➔ Saul^H7586 numbered^➔^H6485 the people^H5971 that were present^H4672 with him,^H5973 about six^H8337 hundred^H3967 men.^H376

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1Sa 13:16 - And Saul,^H7586 and Jonathan^H3129 his son,^H1121 and the people^H5971 that were present^H4672 with them,^H5973 abode^H3427 in Gibeah^H1387 of Benjamin:^H1144 but the Philistines^H6430 encamped^H2583 in Michmash.^H4363

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1Sa 13:17 - And^H3318^➔ the spoilers^H7843 came out^➔^H3318 of the camp^H4264 of the Philistines^H6430 in^H7218^➔ three^H7969 companies:^➔^H7218 one^H259 company^H7218 turned^H6437 unto^H413 the way^H1870 that leadeth to Ophrah,^H6084 unto^H413 the land^H776 of Shual:^H7777

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1Sa 13:18 - And^H7218^➔ another^H259 company^➔^H7218 turned^H6437 the way^H1870 to Bethhoron:^H1032^H1032 and^H7218^➔ another^H259 company^➔^H7218 turned^H6437 to the way^H1870 of the border^H1366 that looketh^H8259 to^H5921 the valley^H1516 of Zeboim^H6650 toward the wilderness.^H4057

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1Sa 13:19 - Now^H2796^➔ there was^H4672^➔ no^H3808 smith^➔^H2796 found^➔^H4672 throughout all^H3605 the land^H776 of Israel:^H3478 for^H3588 the Philistines^H6430 said,^H559 Lest^H6435 the Hebrews^H5680 make^H6213 them swords^H2719 or^H176 spears:^H2595

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1Sa 13:20 - But^H3381^➔ all^H3605 the Israelites^H3478 went down^➔^H3381 to the Philistines,^H6430 to sharpen^H3913 every man^H376 his share,^H4282 and^H853 his coulter,^H855 and^H853 his axe,^H7134 and^H853 his mattock.^H4281

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1Sa 13:21 - Yet they had^H1961 a file^H6477^H6310 for the mattocks,^H4281 and for the coulters,^H855 and for the forks,^H7969^H7053 and for the axes,^H7134 and to sharpen^H5324 the goads.^H1861

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1Sa 13:22 - So it came to pass^H1961 in the day^H3117 of battle,^H4421 that^H3808^➔ there was^H4672^➔ neither^➔^H3808 sword^H2719 nor spear^H2595 found^➔^H4672 in the hand^H3027 of any^H3605 of the people^H5971 that^H834 were with^H854 Saul^H7586 and^H854 Jonathan:^H3129 but^H4672^➔ with Saul^H7586 and with Jonathan^H3129 his son^H1121 was there found.^➔^H4672

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1Sa 13:23 - And^H3318^➔ the garrison^H4673 of the Philistines^H6430 went out^➔^H3318 to^H413 the passage^H4569 of Michmash.^H4363

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