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1 Samuel 14:13-22 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13. So Jonathan went up on his hands and his feet, with his armor bearer after him. They fell before Jonathan and then his armor bearer would kill them after him.

14. So was the first attack in which Jonathan and his armor bearer killed about twenty men within about half of a furrow in an acre of an open field.

15. Then there was terror in the camp, in the open field, and among all the army of the garrison. Even the raiders trembled. The earth shook, and it became a very great panic.

16. And the lookouts of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin saw that the multitude surged back and forth.

17. Saul said to the troops that were with him, “Please call the roll and see who has gone from us.” So they called the roll and found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were not present.

18. Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ark of God” (for the ark of God was at that time with the Israelites).

19. While Saul was still speaking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more, so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”

20. Then Saul and all the troops who were with him were assembled on command and came up to the battle, and look! Each Philistine’s sword was against his friend; and there was a very great confusion.

21. The Hebrews who had been for the Philistines previously, who had gone up with them into the camp all around, even they joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

22. All the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, so even they pursued them closely in the battle.

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