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14 That first blow struck by Jonathan and his armor bearer killed about twenty men within about half an acre of land.[a]

15 Panic spread throughout the entire Philistine army, both those in the camp and those in the open country. The garrison and the raiding parties also panicked. The earth quaked, and there was a panic sent by God. 16 Saul’s sentries at Geba[b] of Benjamin looked out and saw the noisy crowd melting away and scattering in every direction.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:14 Or half the area that a yoke of oxen can plow. The expression is difficult.
  2. 1 Samuel 14:16 Geba is the reading of the Greek text. The Hebrew reads Gibeah. The geography of the campaign makes Geba the more suitable location for this action.