Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 14:6

A church father on this verse
“What is the garrison of the Philistines, if not the strength of malignant spirits? For holy men, when they prepare themselves for the correction of sinners, openly know that they fight against angels fallen from heaven. This battle, therefore, since it is between angels and men, is fought by the strong against the wea…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 4

Source: Septuagint

Original

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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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.

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

— 1 Samuel 14:6 —

7And his armor bearer said to him, Do all that thy heart inclines toward: behold, I am with thee, my heart is as thy heart.

8And Jonathan said, Behold, we will go over to the men, and will come down suddenly upon them.

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