rd

1 Samuel 14

14 Jonathán and his armour bearer put the Philistíms to flight. 24 Saúl bindeth the people by an othe, not to eat til evening. 32 The people eat with the blood. 38 Saúl wolde put Jonathán to death. 45 The people deliver him.
1.Then on a day Jonathán the sonne of Saúl said unto the yong man that bare his armour, aCome and let us go Jonathán and his man. 1 Samuél 14 over toward the Philistíms garison, that is yonder on the otherside, but he tolde not his father.
2.And Saúl taryed in the border of Gibeáh under a pomegranate tre, which was in Migrón, and the people that were with him, were about six hundreth men.
3.And Ahiáh the sonne of Ahitúb, *Ichabods brother, the sonne of Phinehás, the sonne of Elí, was the Lords Priest in Shilóh, and ware an Ephód: and the people knewe not that Jonathán was gone.
4.¶ Now in the way whereby Jonathán soght to go over to the Philistíms garison, there was a ^sharpe rocke on the one side, and a sharpe rocke on the other side: the name of the one was called Bozéz, and the name of the other Séneh.
5.The one rocke stretched from the North toward Michmásh, and the other was from the South toward Gibeáh.
6.And Jonathán said to the yong man that bare his armour, Come, & let us go over unto the garison of these buncircumcised: it may be that the Lord wil worke with us: for it is ^not hard to the Lord *to save with manie, or with few.
7.And he that bare his armour, said unto him, do all that is in thine heart: go where it pleaseth thee: beholde, cI am with thee as thine heart desireth.
8.Then said Jonathán, Beholde, we go over unto those men, and wil shewe our selves unto them.
9.dIf they say on this wise to us, Tarie until we come to you, then we wil stand stil in our place, and not go up to them.
10.But if they say, Come up unto us, then we wil go up: for *the Lord hathe delivered them into our hand: & this shalbe a signe unto us.
11.So they bothe shewed them selves unto the garison of the Philistíms: & the Philistíms said, Se, the Ebrewes come out of the eholes wherein they had hid them selves.
12.And the men of the garison answered Jonathán, and his armour bearer, & said, Come up to us: for we wil shewe you a thing. Then Jonathán said unto his armour bearer, Come up after me: for the Lord hathe delivered them into the hand of Israél.
13.So Jonathán went up upon fhis hands and upon his fete, & his armour bearer after him: & some fel before Jonathán, and his armour bearer slewe others after him.
14.So the gfirst slaughter which Jonathán and his armour bearer made, was about twentie men within that compasse, as it were within halfe an acre of land which two oxen plowe.
15.And there was a feare in the hoste, and in the field, and among all the people: the garison also, and they that went out to spoile, were afrayed them selves: and the earth htrembled: for it was stricken with feare by God.
16.¶ Then the watchmen of Saúl in Gibeáh of Benjamín sawe: & beholde, the multitude was discomforted, & smitten as they went.
17.Therefore said Saúl unto the people that were with him, Search now and se, who is gone from us. And when they :2 33 Jonat. tasteth hony. had nombred, beholde, Jonathán and his armour bearer were not there.
18.And Saúl said unto Ahiáh, Bring hither the Arke of God (for the Arke of God was at that time with the children of Israél)
19.¶ And while Saúl talked unto the Priest, the noise, that was in the hoste of the Philistíms, spred farther abroade, and encreased: therefore Saúl said unto the Priest, iWithdrawe thine hand.
20.And Saúl was assembled with all the people that were with him, & they came to the battel: and beholde, *everie mans sworde was against his fellowe, and there was a very great discomfiture.
21.Moreover the Ebrewes that were with the Philistíms before time, and were come with them into all partes of the hoste, even they also turned to be with the kIsraelites that were with Saúl and Jonathán.
22.Also all the men of Israél which had hid them selves in mount Ephráim when they heard, that the Philistíms were fled, they followed after them in the battel.
23.And so the Lord saved Israél that day: and the battel continued unto Beth-áven.
24.¶ And at that time the men of Israél were pressed with hunger: for Saúl charged the people with an othe, saying, lCursed be the man that eateth ^foode til nyght, that I may be avenged of mine enemies: so none of the people tasted anie sustenance.
25.And all they of the land came to a wood, where hony lay upon the ground.
26.And the people came into the wood, & beholde, the hony dropped, and no man moved his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the mothe.
27.But Jonathán heard not when his father charged the people with the othe: wherefore he put forthe the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipt it in an hony combe, and put his hand to his mouth, and his neyes receyved sight.
28.Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father made the people to sweare, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth sustenance this day: and the people were ^faint.
29.Then said Jonathán, My father hathe otroubled the land: se now how mine eyes are made cleare, because I have tasted a litle of this hony:
30.How muche more, if the people had eaten to day of the spoile of their enemies which they founde? for had there not bene now a greater slaughter among the Philistíms?
31.¶ And they smote the Philistíms that day, from Michmásh to Aijalón: and the people were exceding faint.
32.So the people turned to the spoyle, and toke shepe, and oxen, and calves, and slewe them on the ground, and the people did eat them *with the blood.
33.Then men told Saúl, saying, Beholde, the people sinne against the Lord, in that thei eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have trespassed: proule a great stone unto me this day.
34.Againe Saúl said, Go abroade among the people, and bid them bring me everie man his oxe, & every man his shepe, and slaye them here, and eate and sinne not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And the people broght every man his oxe in his hand that night and slewe them there.
35.Then Saúl made an altar unto the Lord, and that ^was the first altar that he made unto the Lord.
36.¶ And Saúl said, Let us go downe after the Philistíms by night, and spoyle them until the morning shine, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever thou thinkest best. Then said the Priest, Let us qdraw nere hither unto God.
37.So Saúl asked of God, saying, Shal I go downe after the Philistíms? wilt thou deliver them into the hands of Israél? But he answered him not at that time.
38.¶ And Saúl said, *All ^ye chief of the people, come ye hither, & knowe, & se by whome this sinne is done this day.
39.For as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israél, thogh it be done by Jonathán my sonne, he shal dye the death. But none of all the people answered him.
40.Then he said unto all Israél, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathán my sonne wil be on the other side. And the people said unto Saúl, Do what thou thinkest best.
41.Then Saúl said unto the Lord God of Israél, Give ra perfect lot. And Jonathán & Saúl were taken, but the people escaped.
42.And Saúl said, Cast lot betwene me and Jonathán my sonne. And Jonathán was taken.
43.Then Saúl said to Jonathán, Tel me what thou hast done. And Jonathán told him, and said, I tasted a litle hony with the end of the rod, that was in mine hand, and lo, I must dye.
44.Againe Saúl answered, God do so and more also, unles thou dye the death, Jonathán.
45.And the people said unto Saúl, sShal Jonathán dye, who hathe so mightely delivered Israél? God forbid. As the Lord liveth there shal not one heere of his head fall to the ground: for he hathe wroght with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathán that he dyed not.
46.Then Saúl came up from the Philistíms: & the Philistíms went to their owne place.
47.¶ So Saúl helde the kingdome over Israél, & foght against all his enemies on everie side, against Moáb, and against the children of Ammón, and against Edóm, and against the Kings of Zobáh, and against the Philistíms: & whethersoever he went, he ^handled them as wicked men.
48.He gathered also an hoste & smote tAmalék, & delivered Israél out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
49.Now the sonnes of Saúl were Jonathán, uand Ishui, and Malchishúa: and the names of his two daughters, the elder was called Meráb, and the yonger was named xMichál.
50.And the name of Saúls wife was Ahinóam the daughter of Ahimáaz: and the name of his chief captaine was yAbnér the sonne of Ner, Sauls uncle.
51.And Kish was Sauls father: and Ner the father of Abnér was the sonne of Abiél.
52.And there was sore warre against the Philistíms all the dayes of Saúl: and z whomesoever Saúl sawe to be a strongman, and mete for the warre, he toke him unto him.

Notes

1-a.
By this example God would declare to Israel that the victory did not consist in multitude or armour, but only came of his grace. 0
3-*.
Ch. 4.21.
4-^.
Or, like a tooth.
6-*.
2 Chron. 14.11.
6-^.
Or, none can let the Lord.
6-b.
To wit, the Philistines.
7-c.
I will follow you whether so ever you go.
9-d.
This he spoke by the Spirit of prophecy, forasmuch as hereby God gave him assurance of the victory.
10-*.
1 Mac, 4.30.
11-e.
Thus they spoke contemptuously, and by derision.
13-f.
That is, he crept up, or went up with all hast.
14-g.
The second was when they slew one another, and the third when the Israelites chased them.
15-h.
In that the insensible creatures tremble for fear of God’s judgement, it declares how terrible his vengeance shalbe against his enemies. 1 Geneva Bible 1560
19-i.
Let the Ephod alone: for I have no leisure now to ask counsel of God, Num. 27.21
20-*.
Judg. 7.21, 2 Chron. 20.23.
21-k.
Though before for fear of the Philistines they declared them- selves as enemies to their brethren.
24-^.
Ebr., bread.
24-l.
Such was his hypocrisy & arrogance, that he thought to attribute to his policy that, which God had given by the hand of Jonathan.
26-m.
That is, the punishment, if they broke their oath.
27-n.
Which were dim before for weariness and hunger.
28-^.
Or, weary.
29-o.
By making this cruel law.
32-*.
Lev. 7.26 and 19.26, Deut. 12.16.
33-p.
That the blood of the beasts that shall be slain, may be pressed out upon it. 1
35-^.
Or, of that stone began he to build an altar.
36-q.
To ask counsel of him.
38-*.
Judg. 20.2.
38-^.
Ebr., corners.
41-r.
Cause the lot to fall on him that has broken the oath, but he does not consider his presumption in commanding the same oath.
45-s.
The people thought it their duty to rescue him, who of ignorance, had but broken a rash law, and by whom they had received so great a benefit.
47-^.
Or, overcame them.
48-t.
As the Lord had commanded, Deut. 25.17.
49-u.
Called also Abinadab, Ch. 31.2.
49-x.
Which was the wife of David, Ch. 18.27.
50-y.
Whom Joab the captain of David slew, 2 Sam. 3.27. 1 Geneva Bible 1560
52-z.
As Samuel had forewarned Ch. 8.11.