1One day Jonathan son of Saul said to…
2Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree…
3including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He…
4Now there were cliffs on both sides of…
5One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash,…
6Jonathan said to the young man bearing his…
7His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in…
8“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over…
9If they say, ‘Wait until we come to…
10But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then…
11So the two of them showed themselves to…
12So the men of the outpost called out…
13So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and…
14In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer…
15Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp,…
16Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin…
17Saul said to the troops who were with…
18Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark…
19While Saul was talking to the priest, the…
20Then Saul and all his troops assembled and…
21And the Hebrews who had previously gone up…
22When all the Israelites who had been hiding…
23So the LORD saved Israel that day, and…
24Now the men of Israel were in distress…
25Then all the troops entered the forest, and…
26And when they entered the forest and saw…
27Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father…
28Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your…
29“My father has brought trouble to the land,”…
30How much better it would have been if…
31That day, after the Israelites had struck down…
32So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking…
33Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops…
34Then he said, “Go among the troops and…
35Then Saul built an altar to the LORD;…
36And Saul said, “Let us go down after…
37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go…
38Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders…
39As surely as the LORD who saves Israel…
40Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand…
41So Saul said to the LORD, the God…
42Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me…
43“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded…
44And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and…
45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan…
46Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the…
47After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel,…
48He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering…
49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi,…
50His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz.…
51Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were…
52And the war with the Philistines was fierce…
