1 Samuel 13 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

And Saul ^H7586 chose ^H977 for himself 3,000 ^H7969 H505 men of Israel ^H3478, of which 2,000 ^H505 were with Saul ^H7586 in Michmash ^H4363 and in the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of Bethel ^H1008, while 1,000 ^H505 were with Jonathan ^H3083 at Gibeah ^H1390 of Benjamin ^H1144. But he sent ^H7971 away ^H7971 the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971, each ^H376 to his tent ^H168.

Now the Philistines ^H6430 assembled ^H622 to fight ^H3898 with Israel ^H3478, 30,000 ^H7970 H505 chariots ^H7393 and 6,000 ^H8337 H505 horsemen ^H6571 and people ^H5971 like the sand ^H2344 which ^H834 is on the seashore ^H3220 H8193 in abundance ^H7230; and they came ^H5927 up ^H5927 and camped ^H2583 in Michmash ^H4363, east ^H6926 of Beth-aven ^H1007.

So he waited ^H3176 seven ^H7651 days ^H3117, according to the appointed ^H4150 time ^H4150 set ^H834 by Samuel ^H8050, but Samuel ^H8050 did not come ^H935 to Gilgal ^H1537; and the people ^H5971 were scattering ^H6327 from him.

Then Samuel ^H8050 arose ^H6965 and went ^H5927 up ^H5927 from Gilgal ^H1537 to Gibeah ^H1390 of Benjamin ^H1144. And Saul ^H7586 [fn]numbered ^H6485 the people ^H5971 who were ^H4672 present ^H4672 with him, about six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 men ^H376.

Now no ^H3808 blacksmith ^H2796 could be found ^H4672 in all ^H3605 the land ^H776 of Israel ^H3478, for the Philistines ^H6430 said ^H559, “Lest ^H6435 the Hebrews ^H5680 make ^H6213 [fn]swords ^H2719 or ^H176 spears ^H2595.”