1 Samuel 13:23
And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
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ASV
And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.
KJV
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
The passage of Michmash - The steep and precipitous path from Michmash to Geba, over the valley of Suweinit. The same term is used in Isa 10:28-29, where the march of the Assyrian army is described.
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Isaiah 10:28Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
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He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And…
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Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,
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1 Samuel 13:5Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of…
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So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
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1 Samuel 14:1One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
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“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
