Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 14:4

A church father on this verse
“Since the life of the elect is lofty in merits, while the condition of malignant spirits is lowly, what does it mean that there is said to be an ascent by which Jonathan tries to reach the garrison of the Philistines? For concerning these same Philistines as a type of demons, it was said not far above: "Going up, they…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 4

Source: Septuagint

Original

4And in the midst of the passage whereby Jonathan sought to pass over to the encampment of the Philistines, there was both a sharp rock on this side, and a sharp rock on the other side: the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

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2And Saul sat on the top of the hill under the pomegranate tree that is in Migron, and there were with him about six hundred men.

3And Ahijah son of Ahitub, the brother of Ichabod the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, was the priest of God in Shiloh wearing an ephod: and the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

— 1 Samuel 14:4 —

5The one way was northward to one coming to Michmash, and the other way was southward to one coming to Geba.

6And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, let us go over to Messab of these uncircumcised, if peradventure the Lord may do something for us; for the Lord is not straitened to save by many or by few.

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