1 Samuel 14:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.

And they fell before Jonathan, х wayipluw (H5307); Septuagint, reading wayipªnuw, they stared at, kai epeblepsan kata prosoopou Ioonathan, kai epataxen autous, kai ho airoon ta skeuee autou, epedidou opisoo autou, and they looked toward the face of Jonathan, and he smote them, and his armour-bearer gave it them (dealt similar blows) behind him]. This accords with the statement of Josephus, that Jonathan's feat was performed very early in the morning, when the Philistine army was mostly asleep, and some newly awake.

1 Samuel 14:13

13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.