1 Samuel 14 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Then Jonathan ^H3083 said ^H559 to the young ^H5288 man ^H5288 who was carrying ^H5375 his armor ^H3627, “Come ^H1980, and let’s cross ^H5674 over ^H5674 to the garrison ^H4673 of these ^H428 uncircumcised ^H6189 men; perhaps ^H194 the LORD ^H3068 will work ^H6213 for us, because ^H3588 the LORD ^H3068 is not limited ^H4622 to saving ^H3467 by many ^H7227 or ^H176 by few ^H4592!”

Now Saul’s ^H7586 watchmen ^H6822 in Gibeah ^H1390 of Benjamin ^H1144 looked ^H7200, and behold ^H2009, the multitude ^H1995 dissolved ^H4127; they went ^H1980 here ^H1988 and there.

Now the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 were hard-pressed ^H5065 on that day ^H3117, for Saul ^H7586 had put ^H422 the people ^H5971 under ^H422 oath ^H422, saying ^H559, “Cursed ^H779 be the man ^H376 who ^H834 eats ^H398 food ^H3899 [fn]before ^H5704 evening ^H6153, and before I have avenged ^H5358 myself on my enemies ^H340.” So none ^H3808 H3605 of the people ^H5971 tasted ^H2938 food ^H3899.

They attacked ^H5221 the Philistines ^H6430 that day ^H3117 from Michmash ^H4363 to Aijalon ^H357. But the people ^H5971 were very ^H3966 tired ^H5888.

Then Saul ^H7586 said ^H559, “Let’s go ^H3381 down ^H3381 after ^H310 the Philistines ^H6430 by night ^H3915 and take ^H962 plunder ^H962 among them until ^H5704 the morning ^H1242 light ^H216, and let’s not leave ^H7604 a man ^H376 among them alive ^H7604.” And they said ^H559, “Do ^H6213 whatever ^H3605 seems good ^H2896 [fn]to you.” So the priest ^H3548 said ^H559, “Let’s approach ^H7126 God ^H430 here ^H1988.”

So Saul ^H7586 said ^H559 to Jonathan ^H3083, “Tell ^H5046 me what ^H4100 you have done ^H6213.” And Jonathan ^H3083 told ^H5046 him, and said ^H559, “I did indeed ^H2938 taste ^H2938 a little ^H4592 honey ^H1706 with the end ^H7097 of the staff ^H4294 that was in my hand ^H3027. Here ^H2009 I am, I must die ^H4191!”

Now when Saul ^H7586 had taken ^H3920 control ^H3920 of the kingdom ^H4410 over ^H5921 Israel ^H3478, he fought ^H3898 against all ^H3605 his enemies ^H340 on every ^H5439 side ^H5439, against Moab ^H4124, the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983, Edom ^H123, the kings ^H4428 of Zobah ^H6678, and the Philistines ^H6430; and wherever ^H3605 H834 he turned ^H6437, he [fn]inflicted ^H7561 punishment ^H7561.

Now the sons ^H1121 of Saul ^H7586 were Jonathan ^H3083, Ishvi ^H3440, and Malchi-shua ^H4444; and the names ^H8034 of his two ^H8147 daughters ^H1323 were these: the name ^H8034 of the firstborn ^H1067 was Merab ^H4764, and the name ^H8034 of the younger ^H6996, Michal ^H4324.

Now the war ^H4421 against ^H5921 the Philistines ^H6430 was severe ^H2389 all ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of Saul ^H7586; and when Saul ^H7586 saw ^H7200 any ^H3605 warrior ^H1368 H376 or any ^H3605 valiant ^H2428 man ^H1121, he [fn]attached ^H622 him to his staff.