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1 Samuel 13:18

13:17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

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another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looks to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. ¶

13:19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

What does 1 Samuel 13:18 mean?

1 Samuel 13:18 is a verse in the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶחָד (ʼechâd), רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh), פָּנָה (pânâh). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
anotherאֶחָדʼechâd/ekh-awd'/H259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
companyרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
turnedפָּנָהpânâh/paw-naw'/H6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
the
wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
to
Bethhoron:בֵּית חוֹרוֹןBêyth Chôwrôwn/bayth kho-rone'/H1032Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine
and
anotherאֶחָדʼechâd/ekh-awd'/H259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
companyרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
turnedפָּנָהpânâh/paw-naw'/H6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
to
the
wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of
the
borderגְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
that
lookethשָׁקַףshâqaph/shaw-kaf'/H8259properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
to
the
valleyגַּיְאgayʼ/gah'-ee/H1516a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
of
ZeboimצְבֹעִיםTsᵉbôʻîym/tseb-o-eem'/H6650Tseboim, a place in Palestine
toward
the
wilderness.מִדְבָּרmidbâr/mid-bawr'/H4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)

Commentary on 1 Samuel 13:18

HENRY_FULL · 1 Samuel 13:18
> In this chapter we have the return of the ark to the land of Israel, whither we are now gladly to attend it, and observe, I. How the Philistines dismissed it, by the advice of their priests ( ver. 1-11 ), with rich presents to the God of Israel, to make an atonement for their sin ( ver. 3-5 ), and yet with a project to bring it back, unless Providence directed the kine, contrary to their inclination, to go to the land of Israel, ver. 8, 9 . II. How the Israelites entertained it. 1. With great joy and sacrifices of praise, ver. 12-18 . 2. With an over-bold curiosity to look into it, for which many of them were struck dead, the terror of which moved them to send it forward to another city, ver. 19-21 .

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 41:8

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Exodus 7:11

Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

Daniel 2:2

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

Daniel 5:7

The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. aloud: Cald. with might scarlet: or, purple

Micah 6:6

Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? of a: Heb. sons of a year?

Matthew 2:4

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

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Genesis 8:5

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. decreased: Heb. were in going and decreasing

Numbers 21:20

And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. country: Heb. field Pisgah: or, the hill Jeshimon: or, the wilderness

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What does 1 Samuel 13:18 say?

1 Samuel 13:18 (King James Version) reads: "And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness."

Is 1 Samuel 13:18 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Samuel 13:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Samuel.

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