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1 Samuel 14:16-18
Evangelical Heritage Version
1 Samuel 14:16-18
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Saul’s sentries at Geba[a] of Benjamin looked out and saw the noisy crowd melting away and scattering in every direction.
17 Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Take roll call, and see who is missing from us.” When they took roll call, they realized that Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
18 Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the special vest[b] of God here.” (The special vest of God was with the Israelites at that time.)
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- 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.
- 1 Samuel 14:18 Literally ephod. Ephod is the reading of the Greek Old Testament here and in the next sentence. The Hebrew text reads ark of God. An ephod was mentioned in verse 3 and ephod fits the context, which refers to obtaining answers from God. Also refer to the use of the ephod in 14:36 and later in the book. Ephod and ark do not look alike in Hebrew, so explaining this variant is difficult.
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