1 Samuel 13:6-7

13:6 The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, ¹  and cisterns. 13:7 Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan River ²  to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul stayed at Gilgal; the entire army that was with him was terrified.

¹ tn Or perhaps “vaults.” This rare term also occurs in Judg 9:46, 49. Cf. KJV “high places”; ASV “coverts”; NAB “caverns”; NASB “cellars”; NIV, NCV, TEV “pits”; NRSV, NLT “tombs.”

² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.