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14 Before they had gone 30 meters,[a] they had killed about 20 Philistines.

15 The whole Philistine army panicked—those in camp, those on guard duty, those in the fields, and those on raiding patrols. All of them were afraid and confused. Then God sent an earthquake, and the ground began to tremble.[b]

Israel Defeats the Philistines

16 Saul's lookouts at Geba[c] saw that the Philistine army was running in every direction, like melted wax.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.14 30 meters: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 14.15 Then … tremble: Or “Then the ground began to tremble, and everyone was in a terrible panic.” Or “Then the ground began to tremble, and God made them all panic.”
  3. 14.16 Geba: See the note at 14.1-3.

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