Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 14:12

A church father on this verse
“In these circumstances [with few weapons and Saul's fearful army], Jonathan, with an audacious design and with his armor bearer as his only companion, entered the camp of the enemy, and having slain about twenty of them, [he] spread a terror throughout the whole army. And then, through the appointment of God, taking t…”
Sulpicius Severus, 5th c. — SACRED HISTORY 1.33

Source: Septuagint

Original

12And the men of Messab answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing: and Jonathan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me, for the Lord has delivered them into the hands of Israel.

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In context

10But if they should say thus to us, Come up to us; then will we go up, for the Lord has delivered them into our hands; this shall be a sign to us.

11And they both went in to Messab of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of their caves, where they had hidden themselves.

— 1 Samuel 14:12 —

13And Jonathan went up on his hands and feet, and his armor bearer with him; and they looked on the face of Jonathan, and he smote them, and his armor bearer did smite them after him.

14And the first slaughter which Jonathan and his armor bearer effected was twenty men, with darts and slings, and pebbles of the field.

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