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1 Samuel 13

War with the Philistines

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Saulh7586 was  1thirty yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he began to reignh4427a, and he reignedh4427a  2forty twoh8147 yearsh8141 overh5921 Israelh3478.

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Now Saulh7586 choseh977 for himself 3,000h7969h505 men of Israelh3478, of which 2,000h505 were with Saulh7586 in  aMichmashh4363 and in the hillh2022 countryh2022 of Bethelh1008, while 1,000h505 were with Jonathanh3083 at  bGibeahh1390 of Benjaminh1144. But he senth7971 awayh7971 the resth3499a of the peopleh5971a, eachh376 to his tenth168.

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Jonathanh3083 smoteh5221  athe garrisonh5333 of the Philistinesh6430 that was in  bGebah1387, and the Philistinesh6430 heardh8085 of it. Then Saulh7586  cblewh8628 the trumpeth7782 throughouth3605 the landh776, sayingh559, "Let the Hebrewsh5680 hearh8085."

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Allh3605 Israelh3478 heardh8085  1the newsh559 that Saulh7586 had smittenh5221 the garrisonh5333 of the Philistinesh6430, and alsoh1571 that Israelh3478  ahad becomeh887 odioush887 to the Philistinesh6430. The peopleh5971a were then summonedh6817  2to Saulh7586 at Gilgalh1537.

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Now the Philistinesh6430 assembledh622 to fighth3898a with Israelh3478, 30,000h7970h505 chariotsh7393 and 6,000h8337ah505 horsemenh6571b, and  apeopleh5971a like the sandh2344 whichh834 is on the seashoreh3220h8193 in abundanceh7230; and they cameh5927 up and campedh2583 in Michmashh4363, easth6926 of  bBeth-avenh1007b.

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When the menh376 of Israelh3478 sawh7200 that they were in a straith6862b (for the peopleh5971a were hard-pressedh5065), then  athe peopleh5971a hidh2244 themselves in cavesh4631, in thicketsh2336, in cliffsh5553, in cellarsh6877, and in pitsh953a.

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Also some of the Hebrewsh5680 crossedh5674a the Jordanh3383 into the landh776 of  aGadh1410 and Gileadh1568. But as for Saulh7586, he was stillh5750 in Gilgalh1537, and allh3605 the peopleh5971a followedh310 him tremblingh2729.

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Now  ahe waitedh3176 sevenh7651 daysh3117, according to the appointedh4150 timeh4150 seth834 by Samuelh8050, but Samuelh8050 did not comeh935 to Gilgalh1537; and the peopleh5971a were scatteringh6327a from him.

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So Saulh7586 saidh559, "Bringh5066 to me the burnth5930a offeringh5930a and the peaceh8002 offeringsh8002." And  ahe offeredh5927 the burnth5930a offeringh5930a.

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As soon as he finishedh3615 offeringh5927 the burnth5930a offeringh5930a, beholdh2009, Samuelh8050 cameh935; and  aSaulh7586 wenth3318 out to meeth7122 him and to  1greeth1288 him.

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But Samuelh8050 saidh559, "Whath4100 have you doneh6213a?" And Saulh7586 saidh559, "Becauseh3588 I sawh7200 that the peopleh5971a were scatteringh5310b from me, and that you did not comeh935 within the appointedh4150 daysh3117, and that  athe Philistinesh6430 were assemblingh622 at Michmashh4363,

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therefore I saidh559, `Nowh6258 the Philistinesh6430 will comeh3381 downh3381 againsth413 me at Gilgalh1537, and I have not askedh2470b the favorh6440 of the LORDh3068.' So I forcedh662 myself and offeredh5927 the burnth5930a offeringh5930a."

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Samuelh8050 saidh559 to Saulh7586, " aYou have actedh5528 foolishlyh5528;  byou have not kepth8104 the commandmenth4687 of the LORDh3068 your Godh430, whichh834 He commandedh6680 you, for nowh6258 the LORDh3068 would have establishedh3559 your kingdomh4467  1overh413 Israelh3478  cforeverh5704h5769.

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"But  anowh6258 your kingdomh4467 shall not endureh6965.  bThe LORDh3068 has soughth1245 out for Himself a manh376 after His own hearth3824, and the LORDh3068 has appointedh6680 him as rulerh5057 overh5921 His peopleh5971a, becauseh3588 you have not kepth8104 whath834 the LORDh3068 commandedh6680 you."

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Then Samuelh8050 aroseh6965 and wenth5927 up from Gilgalh1537 to  aGibeahh1390 of Benjaminh1144. And Saulh7586  1numberedh6485 the peopleh5971a who were presenth4672 with him,  babout sixh8337a hundredh3967 menh376.

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Now Saulh7586 and his sonh1121 Jonathanh3083 and the peopleh5971a who were presenth4672 with them were stayingh3427 in  aGebah1387 of Benjaminh1144 while the Philistinesh6430 campedh2583 at Michmashh4363.

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And  athe  1raidersh7843 cameh3318 from the camph4264 of the Philistinesh6430 in threeh7969  2companiesh7218: oneh259  3companyh7218 turnedh6437  4towardh413h1870  bOphrahh6084, to the landh776 of Shualh7777a,

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and anotherh259  1companyh7218 turnedh6437  2towardh1870  aBeth-horonh1032, and anotherh259  1companyh7218 turnedh6437  2towardh1870 the borderh1366 which overlooksh8259h5921 the valleyh1516 of  bZeboimh6650 toward the wildernessh4057b.

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Now  anoh3808 blacksmithh2796 could be foundh4672 in allh3605 the landh776 of Israelh3478, for the Philistinesh6430 saidh559, "Otherwiseh6435 the Hebrewsh5680 will makeh6213a  1 bswordsh2719 orh176 spearsh2595."

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So allh3605 Israelh3478 wenth3381 downh3381 to the Philistinesh6430, eachh376 to sharpenh3913 his plowshareh4281, his mattockh855a, his axeh7134, and his hoeh4281.

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The chargeh6477 was  1two-thirdsh6371a of a shekel for the plowsharesh4281, the mattocksh855a, the forksh7969h7053, and the axesh7134, and to fixh5324 the hoesh1861a.

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So it cameh1961 about on the dayh3117 of battleh4421 that  aneitherh3808 swordh2719 norh3808 spearh2595 was foundh4672 in the handsh3027 of anyh3605 of the peopleh5971a whoh834 were with Saulh7586 and Jonathanh3083, but they were foundh4672 with Saulh7586 and his sonh1121 Jonathanh3083.

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And  athe garrisonh4673 of the Philistinesh6430 wenth3318 out to  bthe passh4569a of Michmashh4363.



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