Verse 12

1 Samuel 13:12

New Living Translation

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12 So I said, ‘The Philistines are ready to march against us at Gilgal, and I haven’t even asked for the LORD’s help!’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering myself before you came.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וָ/אֹמַ֗ר עַ֠תָּה יֵרְד֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים אֵלַ/י֙ הַ/גִּלְגָּ֔ל וּ/פְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א חִלִּ֑יתִי וָֽ/אֶתְאַפַּ֔ק וָ/אַעֲלֶ֖ה הָ/עֹלָֽה

English Translation

And I said, "Now the Philistines will come down to me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication before the Lord." So I took courage and offered the burnt offering.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years. Focus ↗

2 Saul selected 3,000 special troops from the army of Israel and sent the rest of the men home. He too... Focus ↗

3 Soon after this, Jonathan attacked and defeated the garrison of Philistines at Geba. The news spread... Focus ↗

4 All Israel heard the news that Saul had destroyed the Philistine garrison at Geba and that the Phili... Focus ↗

5 The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000 chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as... Focus ↗

6 The men of Israel saw what a tight spot they were in; and because they were hard pressed by the enem... Focus ↗

7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River and escaped into the land of Gad and Gilead. <b>Saul’s Disobed... Focus ↗

8 Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn... Focus ↗

9 So he demanded, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!” And Saul sacrificed the burnt... Focus ↗

10 Just as Saul was finishing with the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet and welcom... Focus ↗

11 but Samuel said, “What is this you have done?” Saul replied, “I saw my men scattering from me, and y... Focus ↗

12 So I said, ‘The Philistines are ready to march against us at Gilgal, and I haven’t even asked for th...

13 “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God (Elohim) gave you.... Focus ↗

14 But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart. The LORD has a... Focus ↗

15 Samuel then left Gilgal and went on his way, but the rest of the troops went with Saul to meet the a... Focus ↗

16 Saul and Jonathan and the troops with them were staying at Geba in the land of Benjamin. The Philist... Focus ↗

17 Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the lan... Focus ↗

18 another went west to Beth-horon, and the third moved toward the border above the valley of Zeboim ne... Focus ↗

19 There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them f... Focus ↗

20 So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles, they had to... Focus ↗

21 The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce of silver for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, a... Focus ↗

22 So on the day of the battle none of the people of Israel had a sword or spear, except for Saul and J... Focus ↗

23 The pass at Micmash had meanwhile been secured by a contingent of the Philistine army. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 13 (23 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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