1 Samuel 13:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 Now Jonathan struck the Philistine garrison[a] in Gibeah, and the Philistines got word of it. Then Saul sounded the horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”(A) 4 Then all Israel heard the report, “Saul has struck the garrison of the Philistines! Israel has become odious to the Philistines!” Then the army was called up to Saul in Gilgal. 5 The Philistines also assembled for battle against Israel, with thirty thousand chariots,[b] six thousand horsemen, and foot soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore.(B) They came up and encamped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.(C)
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- 13:3–4 The Philistine garrison: see note on 10:5. Let the Hebrews hear: a different reading of these verses, based on the Greek, would yield: “And the Philistines heard that the Hebrews (or: the slaves) had revolted. Saul in the meantime sounded the trumpet throughout all the land (v. 4), and all Israel heard that Saul….”
- 13:5 Thirty thousand chariots: some Greek manuscripts read “three thousand chariots.”
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