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14 In that first fight Jonathan and his officer killed about 20 Philistines.

15 All the Philistine soldiers panicked. Those in the camp and those in the raiding party were frightened. The ground itself shook! God caused the panic.

16 Saul’s guards were at Gibeah in the land of Benjamin. They saw the Philistine soldiers running in every direction.

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14 In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.

Israel Routs the Philistines

15 Then panic(A) struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding(B) parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.[a]

16 Saul’s lookouts(C) at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the army melting away in all directions.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:15 Or a terrible panic