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King James Version (1611 Edition)

1 Samuel 14:5

The forefront of the one was situate Northward ouer against Michmash, and the other Southward ouer against Gibeah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jonathan;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Philistines;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Palestine;   Philistia, philistines;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - War, Holy War;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Geba;   Philistines;   Seneh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bozez;   Shen;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Geba;   Gibeah;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Michmash;   Philistines;   Samuel, Books of;   Urim and Thummim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Garrison;   Geba ;   Gibeah ;   Jonathan ;   Michmas, Michmash ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Geba;   Jonathan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bo'zes;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Forefront;   Geba;   Ivory;   Jonathan (2);   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gibeah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
one stood to the north in front of Michmash and the other to the south in front of Geba.
Hebrew Names Version
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Mikhmash, and the other on the south in front of Geva.
King James Version
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
Lexham English Bible
The one crag on the north was opposite Micmash and the other on the south was opposite Geba.
English Standard Version
The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
New Century Version
One cliff faced north toward Micmash. The other faced south toward Geba.
New English Translation
The cliff to the north was closer to Micmash, the one to the south closer to Geba.
Amplified Bible
The one crag was on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
New American Standard Bible
The one crag rose on the north opposite Michmash, and the other on the south opposite Geba.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The one rocke stretched from the North towarde Michmash, and the other was from the South toward Gibeah.
Legacy Standard Bible
The one crag rose on the north opposite Michmash, and the other on the south opposite Geba.
Complete Jewish Bible
The one spur rose up on the north, in front of Mikhmas, and the other on the south, in front of Geva.
Darby Translation
The one crag [formed] a pillar on the north opposite to Michmash, and the other on the south opposite to Geba.
Easy-to-Read Version
One of the rocks faced north toward Micmash, and the other faced south toward Geba.
George Lamsa Translation
One crag stood out northward over against Michmash and the other southward over against Gibeah.
Good News Translation
One was on the north side of the pass, facing Michmash, and the other was on the south side, facing Geba.
Literal Translation
The one crag was a pillar on the north in front of Michmash, and the one on the south in front of Gibeah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye one laye on the north syde towarde Michmas, and the other on the south syde towarde Gaba.
American Standard Version
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
Bible in Basic English
The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The forefront of the one leaned northwarde towarde Michmas, & the other was southward toward Gibea.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmas, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The one way was northward to one coming to Machmas, and the other way was southward to one coming to Gabae.
English Revised Version
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
Berean Standard Bible
One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
o scarre was stondynge forth to the north ayens Machynas, and the tother scarre to the south ayens Gabaa.
Young's Literal Translation
The one edge [is] fixed on the north over-against Michmash, and the one on the south over-against Gibeah.
Update Bible Version
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
Webster's Bible Translation
The front of the one [was] situated northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
World English Bible
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
New King James Version
The front of one faced northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah.
New Living Translation
The cliff on the north was in front of Micmash, and the one on the south was in front of Geba.
New Life Bible
One rock stood on the north in front of Michmash. The other stood on the south in front of Geba.
New Revised Standard
One crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The one crag, was a pillar on the north, over against Michmash, - and, the other, on the south, over against Geba.
Douay-Rheims Bible
One rock stood out toward the north, over against Machmas, and the other to the south, over against Gabaa.
Revised Standard Version
The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The one crag rose on the north opposite Michmash, and the other on the south opposite Geba.

Contextual Overview

1 Now it came to passe vpon a day, that Ionathan the sonne of Saul said vnto the yong man that bare his armour, Come, and let vs goe ouer to the Philistines garison, that is on the other side: but hee told not his father. 2 And Saul taried in the vttermost part of Gibeah, vnder a Pomegranate tree, which is in Migron: and the people that were with him, were about sixe hundred men: 3 And Ahiah the sonne of Ahitub, Ichabods brother, the sonne of Phinehas, the sonne of Eli, the Lords Priest in Shiloh, wearing an Ephod: and the people knew not that Ionathan was gone. 4 And betweene the passages, by which Ionathan sought to go ouer vnto the Philistines garison, there was a sharpe rocke on the one side, and a sharp rocke on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The forefront of the one was situate Northward ouer against Michmash, and the other Southward ouer against Gibeah. 6 And Ionathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let vs goe ouer vnto the garison of these vncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will worke for vs: for there is no restraint to the Lord, to saue by many, or by few. 7 And his armour bearer sayd vnto him, Doe all that is in thine heart: turne thee, behold, I am with thee, according to thy heart. 8 Then said Ionathan, Behold, we will passe ouer vnto these men, and we will discouer our selues vnto them. 9 If they say thus vnto vs, Tary vntill we come to you: then wee will stand still in our place, and will not goe vp vnto them. 10 But if they say thus, Come vp vnto vs: then we will goe vp; for the Lord hath deliuered them into our hand: and this shall be a signe vnto vs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

forefront: Heb. tooth, 1 Samuel 14:4, Bozez, i.e. shining, Seneh, i.e. a bush or tooth

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 13:2 - Michmash 1 Samuel 13:11 - Michmash 1 Samuel 13:23 - passage 1 Chronicles 3:6 - Eliphelet Isaiah 10:28 - Michmash

Cross-References

Genesis 14:10
And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits: and the Kings of Sodome & Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained, fled to the mountaine.
Genesis 14:11
And they tooke all the goods of Sodome and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Genesis 14:20
And blessed bee the most high God, which hath deliuered thine enemies into thy hand: and hee gaue him tithes of all.
Genesis 14:23
That I wil not take from a threed euen to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram rich:
Genesis 15:20
And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
Deuteronomy 1:4
After hee had slaine Sihon the King of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the King of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth, in Edrei.
Deuteronomy 3:11
For onely Og King of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedsted was a bedsted of yron: is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? Nine cubites was the length thereof, and foure cubites the breadth of it, after the cubite of a man.
Deuteronomy 3:20
Untill the Lord haue giuen rest vnto your brethren, as well as vnto you, and vntill they also possesse the land which the Lord your God hath giuen them beyond Iordan: and then shall ye returne euery man vnto his possession, which I haue giuen you.
Deuteronomy 3:22
Ye shall not feare them: for the Lord your God, he shal fight for you.
Joshua 12:4
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the Giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth, and at Edrei,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The forefront of the one was situate northward, over against Michmash,.... The northern precipice of this rock was towards Michmash, where the Philistines lay encamped, and where was the passage of Michmash the garrison went into and possessed:

and the other southward, over against Gibeah; the southern precipice faced Gibeah, and both precipices were to be got over before he could get to the garrison, these lying between the two passages; the one at one end, called the passage of Michmash, the other at the other, which might be called the passage of Gibeah.


 
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