1 Samuel 13:16

Israel Without Weapons

16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah^[a] in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Mikmash.

1 Samuel 13:16 in Other Translations

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.

16 And Saul and Jonathan his son and the people who were present with them stayed in Geba of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

16 Saul and Jonathan and the troops with them were staying at Geba in the land of Benjamin. The Philistines set up their camp at Micmash.

16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the soldiers who had remained made camp at Geba (Gibeah) of Benjamin. The Philistines were camped at Micmash.

16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the troops who were with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, and the Philistines were camped at Michmash.

1 Samuel 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 13:16

And Saul, and Jonathan his son
Who were now joined to their men, on Saul's coming to Gibeah:

and the people that were present with them;
the six hundred men before numbered: abode in Gibeah of Benjamin; being perhaps a strong fortified place, not choosing to go forth to meet the army of the Philistines, so vastly superior to them:

but the Philistines encamped at Michmash;
the old quarters of Saul before he went to Gilgal, ( 1 Samuel 13:2 ) .

1 Samuel 13:16 In-Context

14 But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the LORD’s command.”

15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin, and Saul counted the men who were with him. They numbered about six hundred.

16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Mikmash.

17 Raiding parties went out from the Philistine camp in three detachments. One turned toward Ophrah in the vicinity of Shual,

18 another toward Beth Horon, and the third toward the borderland overlooking the Valley of Zeboyim facing the wilderness.

Cross References

• 1. S Joshua 18:24

Footnotes

• [a]. Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts "Geba," a variant of "Gibeah"