And the garison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. 1 Samuel 13:23 (KJV) 1 Samuel 13:23 (KJV) records a pivotal moment in the early reign of…

So it came to passe in the day of battell, that there was neither sword nor speare found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul…

“Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.” Context:This verse is a part…

“But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.” Context:The book of 1 Samuel records…

Now there was no smith found thorowout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrewes make them swords or speares. 1 Samuel 13:19 (KJV) In 1…

“Then another company turned the way to the plain of Beth-horon.” Context:To better understand the significance of this verse, let’s examine the context of the passage. In 1 Samuel 13,…

And the spoilers came out of the campe of the Philistines, in three companies: one company turned vnto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, vnto the land of Shual. 1…

“And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.” Context:First Samuel is a book…

And Samuel arose, and gate him vp from Gilgal, vnto Gibeah of Beniamin, and Saul numbred the people that were present with him, about sixe hundred men. 1 Samuel 13:15…

“But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people…