TOPICAL BIBLE
Jonathan
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Judges 17:7And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.Judges 17:8This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.Judges 17:9“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”Judges 17:10“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went inJudges 17:11and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.Judges 17:12Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.Judges 17:13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”Judges 18:1In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.Judges 18:2So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.Judges 18:3And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”Judges 18:4“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”Judges 18:5Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”Judges 18:6And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”Judges 18:7So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.Judges 18:8When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”Judges 18:9They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!Judges 18:10When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”Judges 18:11So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.Judges 18:12They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.Judges 18:13And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.Judges 18:14Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”Judges 18:15So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.Judges 18:16The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.Judges 18:17And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.Judges 18:18When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”Judges 18:19“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”Judges 18:20So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.Judges 18:21Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.Judges 18:22After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.Judges 18:23When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”Judges 18:24He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”Judges 18:25The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”Judges 18:26So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.Judges 18:27After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.Judges 18:28There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.Judges 18:29They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.Judges 18:30The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.1 Samuel 13:3Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”1 Samuel 13:4And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.1 Samuel 13:16Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.1 Samuel 14:1One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.1 Samuel 14:2Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,1 Samuel 14:3including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.1 Samuel 14:4Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.1 Samuel 14:5One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”1 Samuel 14:7His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”1 Samuel 14:8“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.1 Samuel 14:9If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.1 Samuel 14:10But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”1 Samuel 14:11So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”1 Samuel 14:12So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”1 Samuel 14:13So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.1 Samuel 14:14In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land.1 Samuel 14:15Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.1 Samuel 14:16Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,1 Samuel 14:17Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.1 Samuel 14:18Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.1 Samuel 14:25Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
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