1 Samuel 13:23
What does 1 Samuel 13:23 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 13:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the armed force of the Philistines went out to the narrow way of Michmash.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the station of the Philistines goeth out unto the passage of Michmash.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the army of the Philistines went out in order to advance further in Machmas.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And a garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Context
v.22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 13:2
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
- 1 Samuel 13:5
And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.
- Isaiah 10:28
He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage;
- 1 Samuel 14:1
Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on yonder side. But he told not his father.
- 2 Samuel 23:14
And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
- 1 Samuel 14:4
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.
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