1 Samuel 14:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.”
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“So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armorbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armorbearer slew them after him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jonathan goeth up on his hands, and on his feet, and the bearer of his weapons after him; and they fall before Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons is putting to death after him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 14:13 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 26:7You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
- Leviticus 26:8Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
- Deuteronomy 28:7The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.
- Deuteronomy 32:30How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- Joshua 23:10One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.
- Psalms 18:29For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Hebrews 11:34quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
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