1 Samuel 13

Guerra entre os israelitas e os filisteus

1 Saul tinha trinta anos de idade quando começou a reinar e reinou dois anos sobre Israel. 2 Saul escolheu para si três mil homens de Israel; estavam com ele dois mil, em *1Sm 13.5;14.31Micmás e no monte de Betel, e mil estavam com Jônatas, em *1Sm 10.26Gibeá de Benjamim. Ao resto do povo mandou que fosse cada um para a sua tenda. 3 Jônatas bateu a *1Sm 10.5guarnição dos filisteus que estava em *1Sm 13.16;14.5Geba; o que ouviram os filisteus. Saul *Jz 3.27;6.34fez tocar a trombeta por toda a terra, dizendo: Ouçam os hebreus. 4 Todo o Israel ouviu dizer que Saul tinha batido a guarnição dos filisteus e que Israel se *Gn 34.30;Êx 5.21;2Sm 10.6havia tornado abominável aos filisteus. O povo foi convocado após Saul, em Gilgal.

5 Os filisteus ajuntaram-se para pelejar contra Israel: trinta mil carros, e seis mil cavaleiros, e *Js 11.4povo em multidão como a areia que está à beira do mar; subiram e acamparam-se em Micmás, ao oriente de *1Sm 14.23Bete-Áven. 6 Vendo os homens de Israel o aperto em que estavam (pois o povo se achava angustiado), *Jz 6.2esconderam-se em covas, e em buracos, e em rochedos, e em túmulos, e em cisternas. 7 Ora, alguns dos hebreus tinham passado o Jordão para a terra de *Nm 32.33Gade e Gileade; porém Saul ficou ainda em Gilgal, e todo o povo o seguia tremendo.

Saul oferece sacrifícios, e Samuel reprova-o

8 *1Sm 10.8Esperou sete dias, segundo o tempo aprazado por Samuel. Mas Samuel não veio a Gilgal, e o povo, deixando a Saul, se dispersava. 9 Disse Saul: Trazei-me cá o holocausto e as ofertas pacíficas. Ele *2Sm 24.25;1Rs 3.4ofereceu o holocausto. 10 Apenas ele tinha acabado de oferecer o holocausto, eis que chegou Samuel; *1Sm 15.13Saul saiu-lhe ao encontro, para o saudar. 11 Samuel perguntou: Que fizeste? Respondeu Saul: Vendo que o povo, deixando-me, se dispersava, e que tu não vinhas nos dias aprazados, e que os *1Sm 13.2,5,16,23filisteus se reuniam em Micmás, 12 por isso, disse eu: agora, os filisteus descerão contra mim a Gilgal, e eu não aplaquei a Jeová. Constrangi-me, pois, e ofereci o holocausto. 13 Samuel disse a Saul: *2Cr 16.9Procedeste nesciamente *1Sm 15.22,28em não guardar o mandamento de Jeová, teu Deus, que ele te ordenou. Jeová teria confirmado *1Sm 1.22para sempre o teu reino sobre Israel; 14 porém, agora, *1Sm 15.28não subsistirá o teu reino. *At 13.22Jeová buscou para si um homem segundo o seu coração e mandou-lhe que fosse príncipe sobre o seu povo, porque não guardaste o que te ordenou. 15 Levantou-se Samuel e subiu de Gilgal a *1Sm 13.2Gibeá de Benjamim.

Saul contou o povo que se achava com ele, *1Sm 13.2,6,7;14.2cerca de seiscentos homens. 16 Saul, e seu filho Jônatas, e o povo que se achava com eles ficaram em *1Sm 13.2-3Geba de Benjamim, mas os filisteus acamparam-se em Micmás. 17 *1Sm 14.15Os saqueadores saíram do arraial dos filisteus em três companhias: uma tomou o caminho de *Js 18.23Ofra para a terra de Sual; 18 outra tomou o caminho de *Js 18.13-14Bete-Horom; e a outra tomou o caminho do termo que pende para o vale de *Ne 11.34Zeboim, na direção do deserto.

19 Ora, em *Jz 5.8;2Rs 24.14toda a terra de Israel não se achava um ferreiro, pois os filisteus disseram: Para não suceder que os hebreus façam para si espadas ou lanças, 20 mas todos os israelitas tinham que descer aos filisteus, para cada um afiar a sua relha, a sua enxada, o seu machado e a sua picareta. 21 Tinham, porém, limas para as picaretas, para as enxadas, para os forcados e para os machados e para consertar as aguilhadas. 22 No dia da batalha, não se achou nem espada *Jz 5.8nem lança na mão de nenhum do povo que estava com Saul e Jônatas; porém se acharam com Saul e com seu filho Jônatas. 23 Saiu a *1Sm 14.1;2Sm 23.14guarnição dos filisteus ao *1Sm 14.4-5;Is 10.28desfiladeiro de Micmás.

1 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,*13.1 reigned one…: Heb. the son of one year in his reigning 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.*13.3 Geba: or, the hill 4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.*13.4 was…: Heb. did stink

5 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 Beth-aven. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.*13.7 followed…: Heb. trembled after him

8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. 10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.*13.10 salute: Heb. bless

11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; 12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.*13.12 made…: Heb. intreated the face 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.*13.15 present: Heb. found 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.*13.16 present: Heb. found*13.16 Gibeah: Heb. Geba

17 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: 18 And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. 21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.*13.21 a file: Heb. a file with mouths, or Heb. a pim, a third of a shekel*13.21 sharpen: Heb. set 22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.*13.23 garrison: or, standing camp