1 Samuel 14:4
2 Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,
3 including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
5 One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
6 Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
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
- Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
- KJV
- And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
- WEB
- Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side; and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
- ASV
- And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines` garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
- DARBY
- Now between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock on the other side; and the name of the one [was] Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
- BLB
- And between the passes by which Jonathan sought to pass over to the garrison of the Philistines [were] a sharp rock on this side and a sharp rock on this side—the name of one Bozez, and the name of one Seneh.
- ÅB
- Mellom skarene som Jonatan søkte å komme fram igjennom for å nå til filistrenes forpost, var det en bratt klippe på hver side; den ene hette Boses og den andre Sene.
- OTB
- Mellom passene som Jonatan søkte å gå over til filisternes garnison, var det en skarp klippe på den ene siden og en skarp klippe på den andre siden; den ene ble kalt Bosets, og den andre Sene.
- B1930
- Mellem skarene som Jonatan søkte å komme frem igjennem for å nå til filistrenes forpost, var det en bratt klippe på hver side; den ene hette Boses og den andre Sene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 13:23
And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
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