1 Samuel 13:18
in 1 Samuel 13another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
KJV
And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBy these the land of Israel was both terrified and impoverished, and the Philistines were animated and enriched. This the sin of Israel brought upon them, Isa. xlii. The Israelites that take the field with Saul are unarmed, having only slings and clubs, not a sword or spear among them all, except what Saul and Jonathan themselves have,
This site's exposition
the spoilers came out of
on 1 Samuel 13:17-18
Three raiding companies fan out from the Philistine camp toward three compass points, north to Ophrah, west to Beth-horon on the road into the heart of the land, and east toward the valley of Zeboim on the wilderness edge, so the whole hill country is worked over at once. The detail matters because it explains why the next verses report no smith left in the land, for a raiding force this thorough would have swept up the very tools of iron working along with the grain. Michmash sits at the center of the arc, the pass the garrison holds through the rest of this chapter and into the next.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 3 · Written before 604.
proposed
28. What does it mean that the Philistines form three companies, except that evil spirits strive to introduce wicked things into our heart, tongue, and deed? For since every sin is committed by thinking, or speaking, or doing, the three companies of the Philistines signify this: that evil spirits are eager to drive souls to sin through negligence of the heart, unbridledness of the mouth, and boldness of perverse deed. Hence the first company is said to advance against the way of Ephraim, because they begin by assaulting innocence from the heart.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And another company turned the way to Bethhoron,....
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָרֹ֤אשׁ | veharosh | and the company | H7218 → | 599 times |
| אֶחָד֙ | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| יִפְנֶ֔ה | yifneh | it turned | H6437 → | 135 times |
| דֶּ֖רֶךְ | derekh | [the] direction of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | Beth | H1032 → | |
| חֹר֑וֹן | choron | Horon | H1032 → | |
| וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ | veharosh | and the company | H7218 → | 599 times |
| אֶחָ֤ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| יִפְנֶה֙ | yifneh | it turned | H6437 → | 135 times |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | derekh | [the] direction | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הַגְּב֔וּל | hagevul | the border | H1366 → | 240 times |
| הַנִּשְׁקָ֛ף | hanishkaf | which looks down | H8259 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גֵּ֥י | gei | [the] valley of | H1516 → | 59 times |
| הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים | hatzevoim | <the> Zeboim | H6650 → | |
| הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ ס | hamidbarah | the wilderness towards | H4057 → | 270 times |
וְהָרֹ֤אשׁand the company
veharoshH7218 →599 times
אֶחָד֙one
ʾechadH259 →971 times
יִפְנֶ֔הit turned
yifnehH6437 →135 times
דֶּ֖רֶךְ[the] direction of
derekhH1870 →707 times
בֵּ֣יתBeth
beitH1032 →
חֹר֑וֹןHoron
choronH1032 →
וְהָרֹ֨אשׁand the company
veharoshH7218 →599 times
אֶחָ֤דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
יִפְנֶה֙it turned
yifnehH6437 →135 times
דֶּ֣רֶךְ[the] direction
derekhH1870 →707 times
הַגְּב֔וּלthe border
hagevulH1366 →240 times
הַנִּשְׁקָ֛ףwhich looks down
hanishkafH8259 →
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
גֵּ֥י[the] valley of
geiH1516 →59 times
הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים<the> Zeboim
hatzevoimH6650 →
הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ סthe wilderness towards
hamidbarahH4057 →270 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by…
it leads to
- Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
- Exodus 9:22–26
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the…
- Judges 5:20
From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
- Psalms 18:12–14
From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Revelation 16:21
And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
- Isaiah 28:2
Through
2 Chronicles 8:5He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 7:24
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
- 1 Chronicles 7:24
Through
Joshua 16:3Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 8:5
He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
- Joshua 10:33
At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
- 2 Chronicles 8:5
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About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 3; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.