1 Now it came to pass upon a day 3117, that Jonathan 3129 the son 1121 of Saul 7586 said 559 unto the young man 5288 that bare 5375 his armour 3627, Come 3212, and let us go over 5674 to the Philistines 6430' garrison 4673, that is on the other side 5676 1975. But he told 5046 not his father 1.
2 And Saul 7586 tarried 3427 in the uttermost 7097 part of Gibeah 1390 under a pomegranate tree 7416 which is in Migron 4051: and the people 5971 that were with him were about six 8337 hundred 3967 men 376;
3 And Ahiah 281, the son 1121 of Ahitub 285, Ichabod's 350 brother 251, the son 1121 of Phinehas 6372, the son 1121 of Eli 5941, the LORD'S 3068 priest 3548 in Shiloh 7887, wearing 5375 an ephod 646. And the people 5971 knew 3045 not that Jonathan 3129 was gone 1980.
4 And between the passages 4569, by which Jonathan 3129 sought 1245 to go over 5674 unto the Philistines 6430' garrison 4673, there was a sharp 8127 rock 5553 on the one side 5676, and a sharp 8127 rock 5553 on the other side 5676: and the name 8034 of the one 259 was Bozez 949, and the name 8034 of the other 259 Seneh 5573.
5 The forefront 8127 of the one 259 was situate 4690 northward 6828 over against 4136 Michmash 4363, and the other 259 southward 5045 over against 4136 Gibeah 1387.
6 And Jonathan 3083 said 559 to the young man 5288 that bare 5375 his armour 3627, Come 3212, and let us go over 5674 unto the garrison 4673 of these uncircumcised 6189: it may be that the LORD 3068 will work 6213 for us: for there is no restraint 4622 to the LORD 3068 to save 3467 by many 7227 or by few 4592.
7 And his armourbearer 5375 3627 said 559 unto him, Do 6213 all that is in thine heart 3824: turn 5186 thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart 3824.
8 Then said 559 Jonathan 3083, Behold, we will pass over 5674 unto these men 582, and we will discover 1540 ourselves unto them.
9 If they say 559 thus unto us, Tarry 1826 until we come 5060 to you; then we will stand still 5975 in our place, and will not go up 5927 unto them.
10 But if they say 559 thus, Come up 5927 unto us; then we will go up 5927: for the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414 them into our hand 3027: and this shall be a sign 226 unto us.
11 And both 8147 of them discovered 1540 themselves unto the garrison 4673 of the Philistines 6430: and the Philistines 6430 said 559, Behold, the Hebrews 5680 come forth 3318 out of the holes 2356 where they had hid 2244 themselves.
12 And the men 582 of the garrison 4675 answered 6030 Jonathan 3129 and his armourbearer 5375 3627, and said 559, Come up 5927 to us, and we will shew 3045 you a thing 1697. And Jonathan 3129 said 559 unto his armourbearer 5375 3627, Come up 5927 after 310 me: for the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Israel 3478.
13 And Jonathan 3129 climbed up 5927 upon his hands 3027 and upon his feet 7272, and his armourbearer 5375 3627 after 310 him: and they fell 5307 before 6440 Jonathan 3129; and his armourbearer 5375 3627 slew 4191 after 310 him.
14 And that first 7223 slaughter 4347, which Jonathan 3129 and his armourbearer 5375 3627 made 5221, was about twenty 6242 men 376, within as it were an half 2677 acre 4618 of land 7704, which a yoke 6776 of oxen might plow.
15 And there was trembling 2731 in the host 4264, in the field 7704, and among all the people 5971: the garrison 4673, and the spoilers 7843, they also trembled 2729, and the earth 776 quaked 7264: so it was a very great 430 trembling 2731.
16 And the watchmen 6822 of Saul 7586 in Gibeah 1390 of Benjamin 1144 looked 7200; and, behold, the multitude 1995 melted away 4127, and they went 3212 on beating down 1986 one another.
17 Then said 559 Saul 7586 unto the people 5971 that were with him, Number 6485 now, and see 7200 who is gone 1980 from us. And when they had numbered 6485, behold, Jonathan 3129 and his armourbearer 5375 3627 were not there.
18 And Saul 7586 said 559 unto Ahiah 281, Bring hither 5066 the ark 727 of God 430. For the ark 727 of God 430 was at that time 3117 with the children 1121 of Israel 3478.
19 And it came to pass, while Saul 7586 talked 1696 unto the priest 3548, that the noise 1995 that was in the host 4264 of the Philistines 6430 went 3212 on 1980 and increased 7227: and Saul 7586 said 559 unto the priest 3548, Withdraw 622 thine hand 3027.
20 And Saul 7586 and all the people 5971 that were with him assembled 2199 themselves, and they came 935 to the battle 4421: and, behold, every man's 376 sword 2719 was against his fellow 7453, and there was a very 3966 great 1419 discomfiture 4103.
21 Moreover the Hebrews 5680 that were with the Philistines 6430 before 865 that time 8032, which went up 5927 with them into the camp 4264 from the country round about 5439, even they also turned to be with the Israelites 3478 that were with Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3129.
22 Likewise all the men 376 of Israel 3478 which had hid 2244 themselves in mount 2022 Ephraim 669, when they heard 8085 that the Philistines 6430 fled 5127, even they also followed hard 1692 after 310 them in the battle 4421.
23 So the LORD 3068 saved 3467 Israel 3478 that day 3117: and the battle 4421 passed over 5674 unto Bethaven 1007.
24 And the men 376 of Israel 3478 were distressed 5065 that day 3117: for Saul 7586 had adjured 422 the people 5971, saying 559, Cursed 779 be the man 376 that eateth 398 any food 3899 until evening 6153, that I may be avenged 5358 on mine enemies 341. So none of the people 5971 tasted 2938 any food 3899.
25 And all they of the land 776 came 935 to a wood 3293; and there was honey 1706 upon 6440 the ground 7704.
26 And when the people 5971 were come 935 into the wood 3293, behold, the honey 1706 dropped 1982; but no man put 5381 his hand 3027 to his mouth 6310: for the people 5971 feared 3372 the oath 7621.
27 But Jonathan 3129 heard 8085 not when his father 1 charged 7650 0 the people 5971 with the oath 7650: wherefore he put forth 7971 the end 7097 of the rod 4294 that was in his hand 3027, and dipped 2881 it in an honeycomb 3295 1706, and put 7725 his hand 3027 to his mouth 6310; and his eyes 5869 were enlightened 215.
28 Then answered 6030 one 376 of the people 5971, and said 559, Thy father 1 straitly 7650 charged 7650 0 the people 5971 with an oath 7650, saying 559, Cursed 779 be the man 376 that eateth 398 any food 3899 this day 3117. And the people 5971 were faint 5774.
29 Then said 559 Jonathan 3129, My father 1 hath troubled 5916 the land 776: see 7200, I pray you, how mine eyes 5869 have been enlightened 215, because I tasted 2938 a little 4592 of this honey 1706.
30 How much more 637, if haply 3863 the people 5971 had eaten 398 freely 398 to day 3117 of the spoil 7998 of their enemies 341 which they found 4672? for had there not been now a much greater 7235 slaughter 4347 among the Philistines 6430?
31 And they smote 5221 the Philistines 6430 that day 3117 from Michmash 4363 to Aijalon 357: and the people 5971 were very 3966 faint 5774.
32 And the people 5971 flew 5860 6213 upon the spoil 7998, and took 3947 sheep 6629, and oxen 1241, and calves 1121, and slew 7819 them on the ground 776: and the people 5971 did eat 398 them with the blood 1818.
33 Then they told 5046 Saul 7586, saying 559, Behold, the people 5971 sin 2398 against the LORD 3068, in that they eat 398 with the blood 1818. And he said 559, Ye have transgressed 898: roll 1556 a great 1419 stone 68 unto me this day 3117.
34 And Saul 7586 said 559, Disperse 6327 yourselves among the people 5971, and say 559 unto them, Bring me hither 5066 every man 376 his ox 7794, and every man 376 his sheep 7716, and slay 7819 them here, and eat 398; and sin 2398 not against the LORD 3068 in eating 398 with the blood 1818. And all the people 5971 brought 5066 every man 376 his ox 7794 with him 3027 that night 3915, and slew 7819 them there.
35 And Saul 7586 built 1129 an altar 4196 unto the LORD 3068: the same was the first 2490 altar 4196 that he built 1129 unto the LORD 3068.
36 And Saul 7586 said 559, Let us go down 3381 after 310 the Philistines 6430 by night 3915, and spoil 962 them until the morning 1242 light 216, and let us not leave 7604 a man 376 of them. And they said 559, Do 6213 whatsoever seemeth 5869 good 2896 unto thee. Then said 559 the priest 3548, Let us draw near 7126 hither 1988 unto God 430.
37 And Saul 7586 asked 7592 counsel of God 430, Shall I go down 3381 after 310 the Philistines 6430? wilt thou deliver 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Israel 3478? But he answered 6030 him not that day 3117.
38 And Saul 7586 said 559, Draw ye near 5066 hither 1988, all the chief 6438 of the people 5971: and know 3045 and see 7200 wherein 4100 this sin 2403 hath been this day 3117.
39 For, as the LORD 3068 liveth 2416, which saveth 3467 Israel 3478, though it be 3426 in Jonathan 3129 my son 1121, he shall surely 4191 die 4191. But there was not a man among all the people 5971 that answered 6030 him.
40 Then said 559 he unto all Israel 3478, Be ye on one 259 side 5676, and I and Jonathan 3129 my son 1121 will be on the other 259 side 5676. And the people 5971 said 559 unto Saul 7586, Do 6213 what seemeth 5869 good 2896 unto thee.
41 Therefore Saul 7586 said 559 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, Give 3051 a perfect 8549 lot. And Saul 7586 and Jonathan 3129 were taken 3920: but the people 5971 escaped 3318.
42 And Saul 7586 said 559, Cast 5307 lots between me and Jonathan 3129 my son 1121. And Jonathan 3129 was taken 3920.
43 Then Saul 7586 said 559 to Jonathan 3129, Tell 5046 me what thou hast done 6213. And Jonathan 3129 told 5046 him, and said 559, I did but 2938 taste 2938 a little 4592 honey 1706 with the end 7097 of the rod 4294 that was in mine hand 3027, and, lo 2009, I must die 4191.
44 And Saul 7586 answered 559, God 430 do so 6213 and more also 3254: for thou shalt surely 4191 die 4191, Jonathan 3129.
45 And the people 5971 said 559 unto Saul 7586, Shall Jonathan 3129 die 4191, who hath wrought 6213 this great 1419 salvation 3444 in Israel 3478? God forbid 2486: as the LORD 3068 liveth 2416, there shall not one hair 8185 of his head 7218 fall 5307 to the ground 776; for he hath wrought 6213 with God 430 this day 3117. So the people 5971 rescued 6299 Jonathan 3129, that he died 4191 not.
46 Then Saul 7586 went up 5927 from following 310 the Philistines 6430: and the Philistines 6430 went 1980 to their own place 4725.
47 So Saul 7586 took 3920 the kingdom 4410 over Israel 3478, and fought 3898 against all his enemies 341 on every side 5439, against Moab 4124, and against the children 1121 of Ammon 5983, and against Edom 123, and against the kings 4428 of Zobah 6678, and against the Philistines 6430: and whithersoever he turned 6437 himself, he vexed 7561 them.
48 And he gathered 6213 an host 2428, and smote 5221 the Amalekites 6002, and delivered 5337 Israel 3478 out of the hands 3027 of them that spoiled 8154 them.
49 Now the sons 1121 of Saul 7586 were Jonathan 3129, and Ishui 3440, and Melchishua 4444: and the names 8034 of his two 8147 daughters 1323 were these; the name 8034 of the firstborn 1067 Merab 4764, and the name 8034 of the younger 6996 Michal 4324:
50 And the name 8034 of Saul's 7586 wife 802 was Ahinoam 293, the daughter 1323 of Ahimaaz 290: and the name 8034 of the captain 8269 of his host 6635 was Abner 74, the son 1121 of Ner 5369, Saul's 7586 uncle 1730.
51 And Kish 7027 was the father 1 of Saul 7586; and Ner 5369 the father 1 of Abner 74 was the son 1121 of Abiel 22.
52 And there was sore 2389 war 4421 against the Philistines 6430 all the days 3117 of Saul 7586: and when Saul 7586 saw 7200 any strong 1368 man 376, or any valiant 2428 man 1121, he took 622 him unto him.