1 Samuel 13:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the armed force of the Philistines went out to the narrow way of Michmash.

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  • Isa 10:28 : 28 He has gone up from Pene-Rimmon, he has come to Aiath; he has gone past Migron, at Michmash he puts his forces in order.
  • 1 Sam 14:1 : 1 Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after his arms, Come, let us go over to the Philistine force over there. But he said nothing to his father.
  • 1 Sam 14:4-5 : 4 Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh. 5 The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba.
  • 2 Sam 23:14 : 14 And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
  • 1 Sam 13:2-3 : 2 And Saul took for himself three thousand men of Israel, of whom he kept two thousand with him in Michmash and in the mountain of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah in the land of Benjamin: the rest of the people he sent back to their tents. 3 And Jonathan made an attack on the armed force of the Philistines stationed at Gibeah; and news was given to the Philistines that the Hebrews were turned against them. And Saul had a horn sounded through all the land,
  • 1 Sam 13:5 : 5 And the Philistines came together to make war on Israel, three thousand war-carriages and six thousand horsemen and an army of people like the sands of the sea in number: they came up and took up their position in Michmash, to the east of Beth-aven.

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  • 1 Sam 13:16-18
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    83%

    16And Saul, with Jonathan his son and the people who were with them, was waiting in Geba in the land of Benjamin: but the tents of the Philistines were in Michmash.

    17And three bands of men came out from the Philistines to make an attack; one band went by the road which goes to Ophrah, into the land of Shual:

    18And another went in the direction of Beth-horon: and another went by the hill looking down on the valley of Zeboiim, in the direction of the waste land.

  • 1 Sam 13:2-6
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    77%

    2And Saul took for himself three thousand men of Israel, of whom he kept two thousand with him in Michmash and in the mountain of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah in the land of Benjamin: the rest of the people he sent back to their tents.

    3And Jonathan made an attack on the armed force of the Philistines stationed at Gibeah; and news was given to the Philistines that the Hebrews were turned against them. And Saul had a horn sounded through all the land,

    4And all Israel had the news that Saul had made an attack on the Philistines, and that Israel was bitterly hated by the Philistines. And the people came together after Saul to Gilgal.

    5And the Philistines came together to make war on Israel, three thousand war-carriages and six thousand horsemen and an army of people like the sands of the sea in number: they came up and took up their position in Michmash, to the east of Beth-aven.

    6When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    76%

    22So on the day of the fight at Michmash, not a sword or a spear was to be seen in the hands of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan: only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

  • 1 Sam 14:1
    76%

    1Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after his arms, Come, let us go over to the Philistine force over there. But he said nothing to his father.

  • 1 Sam 14:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21Then the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines for some time, and had gone up with them to their tents, turning round were joined to those who were with Saul and Jonathan.

    22And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.

    23So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven.

  • 1 Sam 14:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba.

    6And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band.

  • 1 Sam 14:11-13
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    11And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover.

    12And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel.

    13And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the Philistines gave way before Jonathan when he made an attack on them, and his servant put them to death after him.

  • 2 Sam 23:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

    14And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
    74%

    13Then the Philistines again went out in every direction in the valley.

  • 1 Chr 10:1
    73%

    1Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel; and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    73%

    1Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.

  • 1 Sam 17:19-21
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    73%

    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20And David got up early in the morning, and, giving the sheep into the care of a keeper, took the things and went as Jesse had said; and he came to the lines where the carts were, when the army was going out to the fight giving their war-cry.

    21And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army.

  • 1 Sam 14:46
    72%

    46Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to their place.

  • 1 Sam 31:1
    72%

    1Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

  • Judg 15:9
    72%

    9Then the Philistines went and put up their tents in Judah, all round Lehi.

  • 1 Sam 14:16-17
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    72%

    16And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there.

    17Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there.

  • 1 Sam 23:1
    72%

    1And they sent word to David, saying, The Philistines are fighting against Keilah and taking the grain from the grain-floors.

  • 1 Chr 11:16
    72%

    16At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Sam 29:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Now the Philistines got all their army together at Aphek: and the Israelites put their forces in position by the fountain in Jezreel.

    2And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.

  • 1 Sam 23:27
    72%

    27But a man came to Saul saying, Be quick and come; for the Philistines have made an attack on the land.

  • 1 Sam 7:11
    71%

    11And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and went after the Philistines, attacking them till they came under Beth-car.

  • 1 Sam 13:11
    71%

    11And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were going away from me, and you had not come at the time which had been fixed, and the Philistines had come together at Michmash;

  • 1 Sam 17:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1Now the Philistines got their armies together for war, and came together at Socoh in the land of Judah, and took up their position between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

    2And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.

    3The Philistines were stationed on the mountain on one side and Israel on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

  • 1 Sam 7:7
    71%

    7Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.

  • 1 Chr 11:13
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    13He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had come together for the fight, near a bit of land full of barley; and the people went in flight before the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 23:13
    71%

    13Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, went out of Keilah, and got away wherever they were able to go. And Saul, hearing that David had got away from Keilah, did not go there.

  • 1 Sam 14:31
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    31That day they overcame the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were feeble from need of food.

  • 1 Sam 23:3
    71%

    3And David's men said to him, Even here in Judah we are full of fear: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    71%

    52And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    71%

    23And while he was talking to them, the fighter, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came out from the Philistines' lines and said the same words, in David's hearing.

  • Judg 18:13
    70%

    13From there they went on to the hill-country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    70%

    48Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.