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et accidit quadam die ut diceret Ionathan filius Saul adadulescentem armigerum suum veni et transeamus ad stationemPhilisthim quae est trans locum illum patri autem suo hoc ipsumnon indicavit

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porro Saul morabatur in extrema parte Gabaa sub malogranatoquae erat in Magron et erat populus cum eo quasi sescentorumvirorum

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et Ahias filius Achitob fratris Ichabod filii Finees quiortus fuerat ex Heli sacerdote Domini in Silo portabat ephodsed et populus ignorabat quod isset Ionathan

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erant autem inter ascensus per quos nitebatur Ionathantransire ad stationem Philisthinorum eminentes petrae exutraque parte et quasi in modum dentium scopuli hinc indepraerupti nomen uni Boses et nomen alteri Sene

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unus scopulus prominens ad aquilonem ex adverso Machmas etalter a meridie contra Gabaa

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dixit autem Ionathan ad adulescentem armigerum suum venitranseamus ad stationem incircumcisorum horum si forte faciatDominus pro nobis quia non est Domino difficile salvare vel inmultitudine vel in paucis

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dixitque ei armiger suus fac omnia quae placent animo tuoperge quo cupis ero tecum ubicumque volueris

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et ait Ionathan ecce nos transimus ad viros istos cumqueapparuerimus eis

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si taliter locuti fuerint ad nos manete donec veniamus advos stemus in loco nostro nec ascendamus ad eos

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si autem dixerint ascendite ad nos ascendamus quiatradidit eos Dominus in manibus nostris hoc erit nobis signum

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apparuit igitur uterque stationi Philisthinorumdixeruntque Philisthim en Hebraei egrediuntur de cavernis inquibus absconditi fuerant

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et locuti sunt viri de statione ad Ionathan et adarmigerum eius dixeruntque ascendite ad nos et ostendimus vobisrem et ait Ionathan ad armigerum suum ascendamus sequere metradidit enim eos Dominus in manu Israhel

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ascendit autem Ionathan reptans manibus et pedibus etarmiger eius post eum itaque alii cadebant ante Ionathan aliosarmiger eius interficiebat sequens eum

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et facta est plaga prima quam percussit Ionathan etarmiger eius quasi viginti virorum in media parte iugeri quampar boum in die arare consuevit

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et factum est miraculum in castris per agros sed et omnispopulus stationis eorum qui ierant ad praedandum obstipuit etconturbata est terra et accidit quasi miraculum a Deo

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et respexerunt speculatores Saul qui erant in GabaaBeniamin et ecce multitudo prostrata et huc illucque diffugiens

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et ait Saul populo qui erat cum eo requirite et videtequis abierit ex nobis cumque requisissent reppertum est nonadesse Ionathan et armigerum eius

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et ait Saul ad Ahiam adplica arcam Dei erat enim ibi arcaDei in die illa cum filiis Israhel

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cumque loqueretur Saul ad sacerdotem tumultus magnusexortus est in castris Philisthinorum crescebatque paulatim etclarius reboabat et ait Saul ad sacerdotem contrahe manum tuam

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conclamavit ergo Saul et omnis populus qui erat cum eo etvenerunt usque ad locum certaminis et ecce versus fueratgladius uniuscuiusque ad proximum suum et caedes magna nimis

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sed et Hebraei qui fuerant cum Philisthim heri et nudiustertius ascenderantque cum eis in castris reversi sunt utessent cum Israhele qui erant cum Saul et Ionathan

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omnes quoque Israhelitae qui se absconderant in monteEphraim audientes quod fugissent Philisthim sociaverunt se cumsuis in proelio

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et salvavit Dominus in die illa Israhel pugna autempervenit usque Bethaven

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et vir Israhel sociatus sibi est in die illa adiuravitautem Saul populum dicens maledictus vir qui comederit panemusque ad vesperam donec ulciscar de inimicis meis et nonmanducavit universus populus panem

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omneque terrae vulgus venit in saltum in quo erat melsuper faciem agri

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ingressus est itaque populus saltum et apparuit fluens melnullusque adplicuit manum ad os suum timebat enim populusiuramentum

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porro Ionathan non audierat cum adiuraret pater eiuspopulum extenditque summitatem virgae quam habebat in manu etintinxit in favo mellis et convertit manum suam ad os suum etinluminati sunt oculi eius

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respondensque unus de populo ait iureiurando constrinxitpater tuus populum dicens maledictus qui comederit panem hodiedefecerat autem populus

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dixitque Ionathan turbavit pater meus terram vidistis ipsiquia inluminati sunt oculi mei eo quod gustaverim paululum demelle isto

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quanto magis si comedisset populus de praeda inimicorumsuorum quam repperit nonne maior facta fuisset plaga inPhilisthim

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percusserunt ergo in die illa Philistheos a Machmis usquein Ahialon defatigatus est autem populus nimis

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et versus ad praedam tulit oves et boves et vitulos etmactaverunt in terra comeditque populus cum sanguine

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nuntiaverunt autem Saul dicentes quod populus peccassetDomino comedens cum sanguine qui ait praevaricati estis volvitead me iam nunc saxum grande

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et dixit Saul dispergimini in vulgus et dicite eis utadducat ad me unusquisque bovem suum et arietem et occiditesuper istud et vescimini et non peccabitis Domino comedentescum sanguine adduxit itaque omnis populus unusquisque bovem inmanu sua usque ad noctem et occiderunt ibi

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aedificavit autem Saul altare Domini tuncque primum coepitaedificare altare Domini

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et dixit Saul inruamus super Philisthim nocte et vastemuseos usque dum inlucescat mane nec relinquamus de eis virumdixitque populus omne quod bonum videtur in oculis tuis fac etait sacerdos accedamus huc ad Deum

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et consuluit Saul Deum num persequar Philisthim si tradeseos in manu Israhel et non respondit ei in die illa

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dixitque Saul adplicate huc universos angulos populi etscitote et videte per quem acciderit peccatum hoc hodie

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vivit Dominus salvator Israhel quia si per Ionathan filiummeum factum est absque retractatione morietur ad quod nulluscontradixit ei de omni populo

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et ait ad universum Israhel separamini vos in partem unamet ego cum Ionathan filio meo ero in parte una responditpopulus ad Saul quod bonum videtur in oculis tuis fac

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et dixit Saul ad Dominum Deum Israhel da indicium etdeprehensus est Ionathan et Saul populus autem exivit

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et ait Saul mittite sortem inter me et inter Ionathanfilium meum et captus est Ionathan

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dixit autem Saul ad Ionathan indica mihi quid feceris etindicavit ei Ionathan et ait gustans gustavi in summitatevirgae quae erat in manu mea paululum mellis et ecce ego morior

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et ait Saul haec faciat mihi Deus et haec addat quia mortemorieris Ionathan

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dixitque populus ad Saul ergone Ionathan morietur quifecit salutem hanc magnam in Israhel hoc nefas est vivitDominus si ceciderit capillus de capite eius in terram quia cumDeo operatus est hodie liberavit ergo populus Ionathan ut nonmoreretur

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recessitque Saul nec persecutus est Philisthim porroPhilisthim abierunt in loca sua

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at Saul confirmato regno super Israhel pugnabat percircuitum adversum omnes inimicos eius contra Moab et filiosAmmon et Edom et reges Suba et Philistheos et quocumque severterat superabat

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congregatoque exercitu percussit Amalech et eruit Israhelde manu vastatorum eius

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fuerunt autem filii Saul Ionathan et Iesui et Melchisuanomina duarum filiarum eius nomen primogenitae Merob et nomenminoris Michol

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et nomen uxoris Saul Ahinoem filia Ahimaas et nominaprincipum militiae eius Abner filius Ner patruelis Saul

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Cis fuerat pater Saul et Ner pater Abner filius Abihel

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erat autem bellum potens adversum Philistheos omnibusdiebus Saul nam quemcumque viderat Saul virum fortem et aptumad proelium sociabat eum sibi

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Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

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And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;

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And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

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And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

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The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

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And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

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And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

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Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

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If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.

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But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

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And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

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And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

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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.

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And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

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And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.

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And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

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Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.

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And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

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And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.

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And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

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Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.

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Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

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So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.

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And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

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And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.

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And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

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But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

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Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.

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Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

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How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

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And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

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And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.

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Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.

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And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

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And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.

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And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

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And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

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And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

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For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

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Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.

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Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

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And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

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Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.

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And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

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And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

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Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.

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So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.

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And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

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Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

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And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

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And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

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And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

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