KJV King James Version
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people [that were] present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
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1 Samuel 13:16
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people [that were] present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
WEB World English Bible
Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
ASV American Standard Version
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who are found with them, are abiding in Gibeah of Benjamin, and the Philistines have encamped in Michmash.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 13
13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.
15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people [that were] present with him, about six hundred men.
16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people [that were] present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way [that leadeth to] Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
18 And another company turned the way [to] Bethhoron: and another company turned [to] the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make [them] swords or spears:
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וְשָׁא֞וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןH3129 · yo.na.tanJonathanבְּנ֗וֹH1121 · benson: childוְהָעָם֙H5971 · ampeopleהַנִּמְצָ֣אH4672 · ma.tsato findעִמָּ֔םH5973 · imwithיֹשְׁבִ֖יםH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּגֶ֣בַעH1387 · ge.vaGebaבִּנְיָמִ֑ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineחָנ֥וּH2583 · cha.nahto campבְמִכְמָֽשׂ׃H4363 · mikh.masMichmash
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