Verse 12

1 Samuel 13:12

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12 I said to myself, ‘The Philistines are about to attack me at Gilgal, and I haven't asked the Lord for his help.’ So I felt I had to present the burnt offering myself.”

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 when he became king, and he reigned over Israel for forty-two years. Focus ↗

2 Saul had chosen three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand of them were with Saul in Michmash and th... Focus ↗

3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison at Geba. The Philistines soon heard about it, so Saul had... Focus ↗

4 All of Israel heard the news, “Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and now Israel is like a b... Focus ↗

5 The Philistines gathered to fight against Israel. They had three thousand chariots, six thousand hor... Focus ↗

6 When the Israelite men realized the tough situation they were in, and that the army was taking a bea... Focus ↗

7 Some of the Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the territory of Gad and Gilead, but Saul stayed at... Focus ↗

8 Saul waited there seven days for the time that Samuel had said, but Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal,... Focus ↗

9 So Saul ordered, “Bring the burnt offering and the friendship offerings to me,” and he presented the... Focus ↗

10 Just as he finished presenting the burnt offering, he saw Samuel arrive. Saul went over to meet him... Focus ↗

11 “What have you done?” Samuel asked. Saul replied, “Well I saw my men were deserting me, and you hadn... Focus ↗

12 I said to myself, ‘The Philistines are about to attack me at Gilgal, and I haven't asked the Lord fo...

13 “You've been really stupid,” Samuel told him. “You haven't kept the commands of the Lord your God (E... Focus ↗

14 But now your kingdom won't last. The Lord has found for himself a man who thinks like him, and has c... Focus ↗

15 Then Samuel left Gilgal. The rest of the soldiers followed Saul to meet the army, going from Gilgal... Focus ↗

16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the soldiers with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Phili... Focus ↗

17 Three groups of raiders left the Philistine camp to go and attack. One group went towards Ophrah in... Focus ↗

18 one towards Beth-horon, and one towards the border that looks down on the Valley of Zeboim by the wi... Focus ↗

19 There wasn't a blacksmith to be found anywhere in Israel, because the Philistines had said, “So that... Focus ↗

20 All the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to sharpen their iron plowshares, pickaxes, axes, an... Focus ↗

21 The fee was two-thirds of a shekel for plowshares and pickaxes, and a third of a shekel for sharpeni... Focus ↗

22 So when it came to the day of battle none of the soldiers with Saul and Jonathan had swords or spear... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 13 (22 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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