The garrison of the Philistines went out. — These words form an introduction to the recital of the heroic deed of Jonathan related in the following chapter. The Philistines are represented as sending forward an armed detachment, or out-post detachment, beyond the camp of Michmash, as a protection against a surprise on the part of the Israelitic force under the king and his son.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 13:23
1 Samuel 13:23
23 And the garrisong of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.