1 Samuel 10:5

10:5 Afterward you will go to Gibeah of God, where there are Philistine officials. ¹  When you enter the town, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place. They will have harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.

1 Samuel 13:4

13:4 All Israel heard this message, ²  “Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive ³  to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join ⁴  Saul at Gilgal.

1 Samuel 13:23--14:1

Jonathan Ignites a Battle

13:23 A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash. 14:1 Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer, ⁵  “Come on, let’s go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us.” But he did not let his father know.

1 Samuel 14:6

14:6 Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will intervene ⁶  for us. Nothing can prevent the Lord from delivering, whether by many or by a few.”

[10:5]  ¹ tn Or “sentries.” Some translate “outpost” (NIV) or “garrison” (NAB, NRSV, NLT) here (see 1 Sam 13:3). The noun is plural in the Hebrew text, but the LXX and other ancient witnesses read a singular noun here.

[13:4]  ² tn The words “this message” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:4]  ³ tn Heb “stinks.” The figurative language indicates that Israel had become repulsive to the Philistines.

[13:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “were summoned after.”

[14:1]  ⁵ tn Or “the servant who was carrying his military equipment” (likewise in vv. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14).

[14:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “act.”