I. Samuryn XIV. 24.

1 And both_of them discovered_them- selves unto the_garrison_of the Philis- tines: and the Philistines said, “Be- hold, the Hebrews +come_forth out_of the holes where they had_hid_them- selves.”
122 And the_emen_of the garrison answered «Jonathan and his -armour- bearer, and said, “*Come_up to us, and we will_shew pow a thing.” And Jona- than said unto his armourbearer, “.Come_up after me: for Jthe Lorp shath_delivered them into the_hand_of Israél.”
13 And Jonathan climbed_up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armour- bearer «slew after him.
14 And that xfirst xslaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty ‘men, within as it were a half acre_of land, which a yoke of oxen might plough.
15 And there was trembling in the c host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, thep also trembled, and the earth quaked : so it was a ‘very great trem- bling.
16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah_of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted _away, and they went_on beating_down one another.
7 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, “-Number now, and -see who -is_gone from us.” And when they had_numbered, behold, Jona- than and his armourbearer were not there.
18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, “-Bring_ hither the_ark_of x=God.” For the_ark_ of x=God was at that ¢xtime with the_ schildren_of Israél.
19 And it came_to_pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the ¢ noise that was in the_c host_of the Philistines went_on and ‘increased : and Saul said unto the priest, “*Withdraw thine hand.”
20 And Saul and all the people that were with him aassembled_themselves, and they came to the battle: and, be- hold, tevery_man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that_time, which went_up with them into the camp from the country round_about, even thep also turned to be with the Israélites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
22 Likewise all the_‘men_of Israél which +had_hid_themselves in ’ mount Mohri when they heard that the Philistines fled, even thep also followed_ hard after them in the battle.
23 So J the Lorp saved -Israél xthat xday; and the battle passed_over unto -Beth-aven.
24 And the_‘men_of Israél were_dis- tressed xthat xday: for Saul had_ad- jured -the people, saying, “Cursed be the ‘man that teateth any food until xevening, that I -may_be_avenged on
B.C. about 1087.
@. anah- shim.
i. ish.
c. camp.
ve Wace F ee THE PEOPLE NUMBERED. 16. v. 20.
THE ARK BROUGHT. d. day. $. SONS.
PHILIs- TINES DIs- COMFITED.
19. Num. 27. 21
t. or tumult. c. camp. a. were_as-
by-pro- clamation.
THE HEBREWS RALLY.
22. Ch. 13. 6. h. the-hill_ country-of.
J. Jehovah.
SAUL AD- JURES THE PEOPLE
i, ish.
12
I, Samuen XIV. 25.
B.C. about 1087.
e. entered into the wood.
t. f. the-face- of the field.
JONATHAN TAKES OF THE HONEY.
st. strictly. é. ish.
w. or weary.
THE PEOPLE EAT
TIDINGS BROUGHT TO SAUL. J. Jehovah. d.dealt_trea- cherously.
SAUL'S ALTAR.
SAUL ASKS COUNSEL OF Gop. «
26. Num. 27. 21.
37. Ch. 28. 6.
Lots Cast. JONATHAN TAKEN.
J. Jehovah.
mine enemies.” tasted any food.
25 And all they of the land ¢ came to a wood; and there was honey upon ¢the / ground.
26 And when the people were_come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped: but no_man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared cthe oath.
27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged cthe people with_the_ oath : wherefore he put_forth -the_end_ of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it inva honeycomb, and put his hand to his*mouth ; and his eyes were_ enlightened.
28-Then answered one of the people, and said, “ Thy father + straitly charged sthe people with_an_oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the ‘man that teateth any food this day.” And the people were w faint.
22 Then said Jonathan, “My father *hath_troubled «the land : «see, I_pray_ you, how mine eyes -have_been_enlight- ened, because I tasted a little of xthis honey.
30 How much_more, if_haply the peo- ple had_eaten freely to day of the_ spoil_of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much _greater slaughter among the Philistines?”
31 And they smote the Philistines xthat xday from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on_the_ground : and the people did_eat them with the blood.
33 Then they told Saul, saying, “Be- hold, the people sin against / the Lorp, in_that they eat with the blood.” And he said, “ Ye -have_¢ transgressed : «roll a great stone unto me this day.”
3t And Saul said, “-Disperse_your- selves among the people, and :say unto them, ‘-Bring me hither ‘every_man his ox, and ‘every_man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat ; and tsin not against Jthe Lorp in eating with the blood.” And all the people brought ‘every_man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
8 And Saul built an altar unto / the Lorp: the_same was the first altar that he built unto J the Lorp. *
36 And Saul said, “*Let_-us_go_down after the Philistines by_night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a ‘man of them.” And they said, “-Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee.” Then said the priest, “tLet us draw_near hither unto x=God.”
87 And Saul asked_counsel of =God, “tShall I go_down after the Philistines ? wilt_Thou_deliver them into the_hand_ of Israel?” But He answered him not xthat xday.
38 And Saul said, “*Draw_ye_near hither, all the_chief_of the people: and -know and «see wherein xthis xsin *hath_ been this day.
39 For, as ! the Lorp liveth, xswhich saveth
So none-_of the people