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1 Samuel 14

1 Samuel 14:31

Jonathan Eats the Honey · 1 Samuel 14:24–36
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Translations

Modern
That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
Traditional
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
Literal
And that day they had driven back the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people were very faint.
Latin
Percusserunt ergo in die illa Philisthæos a Machmis usque in Ajalon. Defatigatus est autem populus nimis:

Original

Hebrew
English
That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.

Notes

1 Samuel 14:31

Aijalon: If the Philistines ran away through Beth-horon, the Israelites chased them for about 32 kilometers (nearly 20 miles).

1 Samuel 14:1–52

Saul's actions in this chapter further support his removal as king (1 Samuel 13:8–14; see also 15). Saul was estranged from both Samuel and his brave son Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14 foreshadows Jonathan's important role in the shift from Saul's rule to David's.

Theme notes and profiles

Jonathan Samuel Saul Vows to God

Events

Places

Aijalon: A Levitical city in Dan, site of Joshua's miracle Michmash: A town in Benjamin; site of Saul's camp and Jonathan's victory Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan

Glossary

Aijalon Bethel (Place), Bethelite Curse, Cursed Michmash Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Ajalon: A City of Dan: Assigned to the Levites. a City of Refuge Michmash: Philistines Killed At, by Jonathan The Armies of Israel: Strict Discipline Observed In