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Good News Translation

1 Samuel 13:23

The Philistines sent a group of soldiers to defend Michmash Pass.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Michmash;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Palestine;   Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Encamp;   Garrison;   Michmash;   Passage;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Encampment;   Judges, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Philistines, the;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gibeah;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Michmash;   Philistines;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Garrison;   Michmas, Michmash ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jonathan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Garrison;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ford;   Pass;   Philistines;   War;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jonathan, Jehonathan;   Palestine;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now a Philistine garrison took control of the pass at Michmash.
Hebrew Names Version
The garrison of the Pelishtim went out to the pass of Mikhmash.
King James Version
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Lexham English Bible
Now the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Micmash.
English Standard Version
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
New Century Version
A group from the Philistine army had gone out to the pass at Micmash.
New English Translation
A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.
Amplified Bible
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass at Michmash.
New American Standard Bible
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the gorge of Michmash.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the garison of the Philistims came out to the passage of Michmash.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
Contemporary English Version
The Philistines moved their camp to the pass at Michmash,
Complete Jewish Bible
A garrison of the P'lishtim had gone out to the pass of Mikhmas.
Darby Translation
And a garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Easy-to-Read Version
A group of Philistine soldiers guarded the mountain pass at Micmash.
George Lamsa Translation
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Literal Translation
And the fort of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye Philistynes watch wete out ouer by Michmas.
American Standard Version
And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.
Bible in Basic English
And the armed force of the Philistines went out to the narrow way of Michmash.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the garison of the Philistines came out, to go ouer vnto Michmas.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmas.
King James Version (1611)
And the garison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there went out some from the camp of the Philistines to the place beyond Machmas.
English Revised Version
And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.
Berean Standard Bible
And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the stacioun of Filisteis yede out, that it schulde passe in to Machynas.
Young's Literal Translation
And the station of the Philistines goeth out unto the passage of Michmash.
Update Bible Version
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
World English Bible
The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
New King James Version
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
New Living Translation
The pass at Micmash had meanwhile been secured by a contingent of the Philistine army.
New Life Bible
And the Philistine soldiers went out to the pass of Michmash.
New Revised Standard
Now a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass of Michmash.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now the garrison of the Philistines had come out to the pass of Michmash.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the army of the Philistines went out in order to advance further in Machmas.
Revised Standard Version
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
THE MESSAGE
A patrol of Philistines took up a position at Micmash Pass.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

Contextual Overview

15 Samuel left Gilgal and went on his way. The rest of the people followed Saul as he went to join his soldiers. They went from Gilgal to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. Saul inspected his troops, about six hundred men. 16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and their men camped in Geba in the territory of Benjamin; the Philistine camp was at Michmash. 17 The Philistine soldiers went out on raids from their camp in three groups: one group went toward Ophrah in the territory of Shual, 18 another went toward Beth Horon, and the other one went to the border overlooking Zeboim Valley and the wilderness. 19 There were no blacksmiths in Israel because the Philistines were determined to keep the Hebrews from making swords and spears. 20 (The Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their plows, hoes, axes, and sickles sharpened; 21 the charge was one small coin for sharpening axes and for fixing goads, and two coins for sharpening plows or hoes.) 22 And so on the day of battle none of the Israelite soldiers except Saul and his son Jonathan had swords or spears. 23 The Philistines sent a group of soldiers to defend Michmash Pass.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

garrison: or, standing camp, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 14:4

passage: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:5, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:4, 1 Samuel 14:5, Isaiah 10:28

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 13:11 - Michmash 1 Samuel 14:15 - the spoilers 2 Samuel 23:14 - garrison 1 Chronicles 11:16 - the Philistines' Ezra 2:27 - Michmas Nehemiah 7:31 - Michmas Nehemiah 11:31 - at Michmash Isaiah 10:29 - the passage

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. According to Jarchi, these two places, Michmash where the Philistines were, and Gibeah where Saul and Jonathan were, lay on two hills over against each other, and there was a valley between them; and the garrison of the Philistines drew nigh to the passage of Michmash, which led to the side of Gibeah, to the valley between them, either with an intention to besiege Gibeah, or to dare Israel to come out and fight them: but rather it seems to be some strong pass between the rocks near Michmash, where the garrison placed themselves to guard and keep against any sudden surprise; see 1 Samuel 14:4. The Targum is,

"the governor of the Philistines went out to the ford or passage of Michmash;''

and Kimchi interprets it of the princes or generals of the army; these might go to mark out a camp, and pitch upon a proper place to draw up in a line of battle.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The passage of Michmash - The steep and precipitous path from Michmash to Geba, over the valley of Suweinit. The same term is used in Isaiah 10:28-29, where the march of the Assyrian army is described.


 
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