1 Samuel 13:18

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

17 And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,

another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.

19 And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

20 Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
KJV
And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
WEB
another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
ASV
and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
DARBY
and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and the other company turned the way to the district that looks over the ravine of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
BLB
And one company turned to the way of Beth-Horon. And one company turned [to] the way of the border which is looking on the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
ÅB
og den annen hop tok veien til Bet-Horon, og den tredje hop tok veien til den bygd som rager opp over Sebo'im-dalen bortimot ørkenen.
OTB
en annen flokk vendte seg mot Bet-horon; og en annen flokk vendte seg mot grensen som vender mot Seboim-dalen, mot ødemarken.
B1930
og den annen hop tok veien til Bet-Horon, og den tredje hop tok veien til den bygd som rager op over Sebo'im-dalen bortimot ørkenen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nehemiah 11:34

    Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

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  • Joshua 18:13–14

    From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.

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  • Joshua 16:3

    Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:5

    He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

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  • Hosea 11:8

    How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

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  • Genesis 14:2

    went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:68

    Jokmeam, Beth-horon,

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  • Joshua 16:5

    This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

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