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One turned toward Ophrah in the vicinity of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way <i>that leadeth to</i> Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned onto the road to Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the raiding party came from the Philistine camp in three companies: one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Raiding parties went out from the Philistine camp in three divisions. One division headed toward the Ophrah road leading to the land of Shual.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Raiding parties went out from the Philistine camp in three divisions. One division headed toward the Ophrah road leading to the land of Shual. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Each day they sent out patrols to attack and rob villages and then destroy them. One patrol would go north along the road to Ophrah in the region of Shual. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Raiding parties left the Philistine camp in three columns. One column turned onto the road to Ophrah to the region of Shual.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Philistine soldiers went out on raids from their camp in three groups: one group went toward Ophrah in the territory of Shual, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three companies. One company turned in the direction of Ophrah, to the land of Shual, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Raiding bands went out from the camp of the Philistines in three groups. One band turned toward the road leading to Ophrah by the land of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leadeth to Ophrah, to the land of Shual:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the destroyer goes out from the camp of the Philistines—three detachments: one detachment turns to the way of Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the destroyer goeth out from the camp of the Philistines -- three detachments; the one detachment turneth unto the way of Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he destroying will come forth from the camp of the rovers, three heads: one head will turn to the way of Ophrah, to the land of Shual:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there went out of the camp of the Philistines three companies to plunder. One company went towards the way of Ephra to the land of Sual; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And three companies went out from the camp of the Philistines, in order to plunder. One company was traveling toward the way of Ophrah, to the land of Shual.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Meanwhile, raiders left the camp of the Philistines in three bands. One band took the Ophrah road toward the district of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies; one company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies; one went toward the way of Ophrah to attack the land of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the destroyers went out from the camp of the Philistines three companies; one company of them went on the road of Aphar to the land of Sheguil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And men came forth to destroy out of the land of the Philistines in three companies; one company turning by the way of Gophera toward the land of Sogal,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/13-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=3313" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Israel Without Weapons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16</span>Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: ham·maš·ḥîṯ (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">And raiders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: p̄ə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">of the Philistine</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: mim·ma·ḥă·nêh (Prep-m:: N-csc) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">in three</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šîm (N-mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">divisions.</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">One</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: hā·rōš (Art:: N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: yip̄·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">headed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/6084.htm" title="6084: ‘ā·p̄ə·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- An Israelite, also two places in Isr. Feminine of opher; female fawn; Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine.">Ophrah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7777.htm" title="7777: šū·‘āl (N-proper-fs) -- Shual -- fox, a district in Israel. The same as shuw'al; Shual, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine.">of Shual,</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3-5</a></span><br />Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, / encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys. / For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a></span><br />And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-18.htm">2 Samuel 5:18</a></span><br />Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">1 Samuel 14:15</a></span><br />Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/23-27.htm">1 Samuel 23:27</a></span><br />Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">1 Samuel 30:1</a></span><br />On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1</a></span><br />After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Jeremiah 35:11</a></span><br />So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9</a></span><br />You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-24</a></span><br />After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, / but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-13</a></span><br />When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-21</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual:</p><p class="hdg">in three companies</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">1 Samuel 11:11</a></b></br> And it was <i>so</i> on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.</p><p class="hdg">Ophrah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-23.htm">Joshua 18:23</a></b></br> And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,</p><p class="hdg">Shual</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-3.htm">Joshua 19:3</a></b></br> And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-26.htm">Band</a> <a href="/judges/16-10.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Company</a> <a href="/judges/16-24.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/acts/23-23.htm">Detachment</a> <a href="/judges/9-43.htm">Detachments</a> <a href="/joshua/2-7.htm">Leads</a> <a href="/judges/9-5.htm">Ophrah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-17.htm">Parties</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-16.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Raiders</a> <a href="/judges/11-3.htm">Raiding</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Road</a> <a href="/joshua/19-3.htm">Shual</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-36.htm">Shu'al</a> <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Spoilers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-2.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">Vicinity</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-13.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-39.htm">Band</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-2.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-2.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm">Company</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm">Detachment</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Detachments</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-6.htm">Leads</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-14.htm">Ophrah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Parties</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">Philistine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Raiders</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Raiding</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">Road</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-28.htm">Shual</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-36.htm">Shu'al</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Spoilers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Vicinity</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">Saul's select band</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">He calls the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">The Philistines' great army</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">The distress of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Saul, weary of staying for Samuel, sacrifices</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Samuel reproves him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">The three raiding parties of the Philistines</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">The policy of the Philistines, to allow no blacksmith in Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Hebrew context, the word used here is "mashchit," which implies destruction or ruin. Historically, raiding was a common military tactic used to destabilize and demoralize an enemy. The Philistines, known for their military prowess and strategic cunning, employed raiders to weaken Israel's defenses and resources. This tactic reflects the ongoing struggle between the Israelites and the Philistines, a recurring theme in the Old Testament that underscores the need for divine intervention and leadership.<p><b>of the camp of the Philistines</b><br />The Philistines were a significant adversarial force against Israel during the time of Saul and David. Archaeological findings suggest that the Philistines were part of the Sea Peoples who settled along the coastal regions of Canaan. Their camp would have been a well-fortified base, strategically positioned to launch attacks into Israelite territory. The mention of their camp highlights the organized and persistent threat they posed to Israel, serving as a reminder of the spiritual and physical battles God's people faced.<p><b>in three companies</b><br />The division into "three companies" indicates a strategic military maneuver, allowing the Philistines to cover more ground and create confusion among the Israelites. The number three often symbolizes completeness or divine order in the Bible, though here it emphasizes the thoroughness of the Philistine strategy. This division also reflects the organized nature of the Philistine military, contrasting with the disarray and fear that often plagued the Israelites when they strayed from God's guidance.<p><b>One company turned toward Ophrah</b><br />Ophrah is a location within the territory of Benjamin, suggesting that the Philistines were targeting key areas within Israel to disrupt and control. The specific mention of Ophrah indicates its strategic importance, possibly as a trade route or a center of local governance. This movement towards Ophrah signifies the Philistines' intent to penetrate deeper into Israelite land, challenging the security and sovereignty of Saul's reign.<p><b>to the land of Shual</b><br />The "land of Shual" is mentioned only here in the Bible, and its exact location remains uncertain. However, its inclusion in this passage suggests it was a known region to the original audience, possibly a border area vulnerable to attack. The name "Shual" means "fox" in Hebrew, which could imply a place characterized by cunning or elusiveness. This reference serves as a metaphor for the deceptive and persistent nature of Israel's enemies, reminding readers of the need for vigilance and reliance on God's protection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">And the spoilers came out.</span>--The compiler of these Books of Samuel does not profess to give a detailed account of this or any of the wars of Saul It would seem that the Philistines, with their great armed demonstration (<a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm" title="And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.">1Samuel 13:5</a>), had completely cowed the Israelites, certainly in the southern part of Canaan. Probably the allied forces were now suffered to leave the Philistine host, and we next hear of the old raids re-commencing. The three companies spoken of in this and the next verse were directed to ravage districts in the tribe of Benjamin, for in that locality are situated all the places mentioned. Unchecked, they seem to have carried out their plans. These armed companies swept away all the smithies in the south part of the land. The fortunes of Saul now reached their lowest ebb. "The heights of his own tribe . . . and the passes of his own tribe were occupied by hostile garrisons. We see him leaning on his gigantic spear, whether it be on the summit of the Rock Rimmon . . . or under the tamarisk of Ramah . . . or on the heights of Gibeah. There he stood with his small band, the faithful six hundred, and as he wept aloud over the misfortunes of his country . . . another voice swelled the wild, indignant lament--the voice of Jonathan, his son."--Dean Stanley: <span class= "ital">Lectures on the Jewish Church.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17, 18</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The spoilers.</span> The conduct of the Philistines is that of men over confident in their strength. They ought to have pounced at once upon Saul in the plain of Jordan, where their cavalry would have secured for them the victory, and then, following Samuel's and Saul's route, have seized the other end of the defile, and overpowered Jonathan. But they despised them both, and regarding the country as conquered, proceed to punish it, as probably they had cone on previous occasions, when no one had dared to make resistance. Leaving then the main army to guard the camp at Michmash, they sent out light armed troops to plunder the whole land. <span class="cmt_word">One company turned unto the way... to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual.</span> This company went northward, towards Ophrah, a place five miles east of Bethel. The land of Shual, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> fox land, was probably the same as the land of Shalim in <a href="/1_samuel/9-4.htm">1 Samuel 9:4</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Another company,</span> etc. This went eastward, towards Beth-heron, for which see <a href="/joshua/10-11.htm">Joshua 10:11</a>. The third went to the south east, towards the wilderness of Judaea. Zeboim, and all the places mentioned, are in the tribe of Benjamin, which had committed the offence of making for itself a king. To the south Saul held the mountain fastnesses towards Jerusalem. DESCRIPTION OF ISRAEL'S EXTREME STATE OF OPPRESSION (vers. 19-23). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/13-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And raiders</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּשְׁחִ֛ית</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maš·ḥîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֧א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Philistine</span><br /><span class="heb">פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·liš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">camp</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mim·ma·ḥă·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">divisions.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאשִׁ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">One</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">headed</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְנֶ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn, to face, appear, look</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ophrah</span><br /><span class="heb">עָפְרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·p̄ə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6084.htm">Strong's 6084: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ophrah -- an Israelite, also two places in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Shual,</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּעָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(šū·‘āl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7777.htm">Strong's 7777: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shual -- 'fox', a district in Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 13:17 The spoilers came out of the camp (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/13-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>