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1 Samuel 14:12

Jonathan

10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.

14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

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BSB
So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
KJV
And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
WEB
The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
ASV
And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armorbearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
DARBY
And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armour-bearer and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you something. And Jonathan said to his armour-bearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah has delivered them into the hand of Israel.
BLB
And the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and the bearer of his armor and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you⁺ something.” And Jonathan said to the bearer of his armor, “Come up after me, for YHWH has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
ÅB
Og mennene på forposten ropte til Jonatan og hans våpenbærer og sa: Kom opp til oss, så skal vi si dere noe! Da sa Jonatan til sin våpenbærer: Stig opp etter meg, for Herren har gitt dem i Israels hånd.
OTB
Og mennene i garnisonen ropte til Jonatan og våpenbæreren hans og sa: «Kom opp til oss, så skal vi vise dere noe.» Jonatan sa til våpenbæreren sin: «Kom opp etter meg, for Herren har gitt dem i Israels hånd.»
B1930
Og mennene på forposten ropte til Jonatan og hans våbensvenn og sa: Kom op til oss, så skal vi si eder noget! Da sa Jonatan til sin våbensvenn: Stig op efter mig, for Herren har gitt dem i Israels hånd.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 5:24

    And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:43–44

    And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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  • Judges 4:14

    And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

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  • 2 Kings 14:8

    Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

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  • 2 Samuel 2:14–17

    And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

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  • Genesis 24:26–27

    And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.

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  • Genesis 24:48

    And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:10

    But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

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