1 Samuel 14:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, 'Come up to us, and we will teach you a lesson!' So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, 'Climb up after me, for the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something." Jonathan said to his armorbearer, "Come up after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel."

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H582} of the garrison{H4675} answered{H6030} Jonathan{H3129} and his armorbearer,{H5375} and said,{H559} Come up{H5927} to us, and we will show{H3045} you a thing.{H1697} And Jonathan{H3129} said{H559} unto his armorbearer,{H5375} Come up{H5927} after{H310} me; for Jehovah{H3068} hath delivered{H5414} them into the hand{H3027} of Israel.{H3478}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H582} of the garrison{H4675} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} Jonathan{H3129} and his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Come up{H5927}{(H8798)} to us, and we will shew{H3045}{(H8686)} you a thing{H1697}. And Jonathan{H3129} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his armourbearer{H5375}{(H8802)}{H3627}, Come up{H5927}{(H8798)} after{H310} me: for the LORD{H3068} hath delivered{H5414}{(H8804)} them into the hand{H3027} of Israel{H3478}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the men in the watch answered Ionathas and his wape bearer, and sayde: Come vp to vs, and we wyll teach you what the matter is. Then sayde Ionathas to his weapen bearer. Come vp after me, the LORDE hath delyuered them into Israels hande.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the men of the garison answered Ionathan, and his armour bearer, and said, Come vp to vs: for we will shewe you a thing. Then Ionathan said vnto his armour bearer, Come vp after me: for the Lorde hath deliuered them into the hand of Israel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the men of the garison aunswered Ionathan & his harnesse bearer, & sayd: Come vp to vs, and we will shewe you a thing. And Ionathan sayde vnto his harnesse bearer: Come vp after me, for the Lorde hath deliuered them into the hande of Israel.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. Jonathan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the men of the station answer Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons, and say, `Come up unto us, and we cause you to know something.' And Jonathan saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Come up after me, for Jehovah hath given them into the hand of Israel.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armorbearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armorbearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something!" Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the men of the garrison said to Jonathan and his armor bearer,“Come on up to us so we can teach you a thing or two!” Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer,“Come up behind me, for the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel!”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 17:43-44 : 43 The Philistine said to David, 'Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?' And he cursed David by his gods. 44 Then he said to David, 'Come here, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field.'
  • 2 Sam 5:24 : 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out ahead of you to strike the Philistine army."
  • 2 Kgs 14:8 : 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, with this challenge: 'Come, let us face each other in battle.'
  • 2 Sam 2:14-17 : 14 Then Abner said to Joab, 'Let the young men come forward and compete before us.' And Joab said, 'Let them come forward.' 15 So they stood up and were counted—twelve from Benjamin and from the followers of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. 16 Each man seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they fell together. So the place was called the Field of Flints, which is in Gibeon. 17 The battle that day was fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
  • Gen 24:26-27 : 26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord. 27 He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his steadfast love and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives."
  • Gen 24:42 : 42 So today I came to the spring and prayed, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you are making my journey successful,
  • Gen 24:48 : 48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right path to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.
  • Judg 4:14 : 14 Then Deborah said to Barak, "Get up! This is the day the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
  • Judg 7:15 : 15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. He returned to the Israelite camp and said, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands."
  • 1 Sam 14:10 : 10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will go up, for the Lord has handed them over to us. That will be our sign.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 14:13-15
    3 verses
    89%

    13 Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.

    14 In that first attack, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in an area of about half an acre of land.

    15 Then panic struck the whole Philistine camp, those in the field, the outposts, and the raiding parties, and the ground trembled. It was a panic sent by God.

  • 1 Sam 14:3-11
    9 verses
    85%

    3 Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod—son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh—was wearing an ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

    4 Between the passes that Jonathan sought to cross to reach the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on each side—one was named Bozez, and the other Seneh.

    5 One crag rose to the north opposite Michmash, and the other to the south opposite Geba.

    6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, 'Come, let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.'

    7 His armor-bearer replied, 'Do everything you have in mind. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.'

    8 Jonathan said, 'Look, we will cross over to the men and let them see us.'

    9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay in our place and not go up to them.

    10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will go up, for the Lord has handed them over to us. That will be our sign.

    11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine garrison, and the Philistines said, 'Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes they were hiding in!'

  • 1 Sam 14:1
    82%

    1 One day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who carried his armor, 'Come, let us cross over to the garrison of the Philistines on the other side.' But he did not tell his father.

  • 1 Sam 14:17
    77%

    17 Saul said to the men who were with him, 'Muster the troops and see who has left us.' When they counted, they found that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were gone.

  • 1 Sam 20:11-13
    3 verses
    77%

    11 Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So both of them went out into the field.

    12 Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be my witness: I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, won't I send word to you and let you know?"

    13 May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

  • 1 Sam 14:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21 The Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and had gone up with them to their camp changed sides and joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

    22 When all the Israelites who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in hot pursuit.

  • 1 Sam 20:37-40
    4 verses
    76%

    37 When the boy came to the place where Jonathan's arrow had fallen, Jonathan called out after him, 'Isn’t the arrow beyond you?'

    38 Then he shouted, 'Hurry! Go quickly! Don’t stop!' The boy picked up the arrows and returned to his master.

    39 The boy knew nothing about this; only Jonathan and David knew of the matter.

    40 Jonathan handed his weapons to the boy who was with him and said, 'Go, take these back to the city.'

  • 1 Sam 13:3
    75%

    3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul blew the ram's horn throughout the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!"

  • 1 Sam 14:27
    74%

    27 Jonathan, however, had not heard his father make the people swear the oath. So he reached out the tip of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and raised it to his mouth. His eyes then brightened.

  • 1 Sam 14:44-45
    2 verses
    73%

    44 Saul said, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not surely die, Jonathan.'

    45 But the people said to Saul, 'Should Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he acted with God’s help today.' So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.

  • 1 Sam 14:39-41
    3 verses
    73%

    39 As surely as the Lord, who saves Israel, lives—even if it is my son Jonathan—he must die.' But no one among the people said a word.

    40 Then Saul said to all Israel, 'You stand on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will stand on the other.' And the people said to Saul, 'Do whatever seems right to you.'

    41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Give a perfect lot.' Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the people were cleared.

  • 1 Chr 11:14
    73%

    14 But they took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

  • 1 Sam 13:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 So on the day of the battle, no sword or spear was found in the hands of the entire army with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan themselves.

    23 A Philistine garrison advanced to the pass at Michmash.

  • 1 Sam 20:35
    73%

    35 In the morning, Jonathan went out to the field to meet David at the appointed time, and he took a young boy with him.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    72%

    52 The men of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted, and pursued the Philistines all the way to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay scattered along the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 23:16
    72%

    16 Then Jonathan, Saul's son, went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.

  • 1 Sam 14:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 Jonathan said, 'My father has brought trouble to the land. See how my eyes have brightened because I tasted just a little of this honey.'

    30 How much better it would have been if the men had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the defeat of the Philistines have been even greater?

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    72%

    4 David said to him, 'What happened? Tell me.' He answered, 'The people fled from the battle, and many fell and died. Saul and Jonathan, his son, are also dead.'

  • 1 Sam 19:7
    72%

    7 Then Jonathan called David and told him everything. He brought David to Saul, and David was once again in Saul’s presence as before.

  • 1 Sam 17:45
    72%

    45 David replied to the Philistine, 'You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'

  • 1 Sam 18:4
    72%

    4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his armor, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

  • 1 Chr 14:10
    71%

    10 David inquired of God, saying, "Should I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" The LORD replied, "Go up, and I will deliver them into your hand."

  • 1 Sam 20:42
    71%

    42 Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,

  • Judg 7:14
    71%

    14 His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands."

  • 1 Sam 13:16
    71%

    16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the troops who were with them stayed in Gibeah of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.

  • 1 Sam 17:47
    71%

    47 'And all those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle belongs to the LORD, and He will give you into our hands.'

  • 1 Sam 23:18
    71%

    18 The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then David remained in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.

  • 2 Sam 1:25
    71%

    25 How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places.

  • 1 Sam 31:2
    70%

    2 The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's sons.