1st Samuel Chapter 13 verse 23 Holy Bible
And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.
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And the armed force of the Philistines went out to the narrow way of Michmash.
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And a garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
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And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
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And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
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The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
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And the station of the Philistines goeth out unto the passage of Michmash.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - And the garrison, etc. When the Philistines heard that Saul with his six hundred men had joined the small force already at Geba with Jonathan, they sent a body of men to occupy an eminence higher up in the defile which lay between Geba and Michmash (see on 1 Samuel 13:2). The purpose of this was to keep the route open, that so, when they pleased, they might send a larger body of troops up the defile in order to attack Saul. It would also keep a watch upon his movements, though they could have had no expectation that he would venture to attack them. It was this garrison which Jonathan so bravely attacked, and by his success prepared the way for the utter defeat of the enemy.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) The garrison of the Philistines went out.--These words form an introduction to the recital of the heroic deed of Jonathan related in the following chapter. The Philistines are represented as sending forward an armed detachment, or out-post detachment, beyond the camp of Michmash, as a protection against a surprise on the part of the Israelitic force under the king and his son.
