1 Samuel 13:23

1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 13

“And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.”1 Samuel 13:23

What Does 1 Samuel 13:23 Mean?

1 Samuel 13:23 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 13, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (13)

These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 13:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Samuel 14:4“And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.”Isaiah 10:28“He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:”1 Samuel 13:11“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;”1 Samuel 14:1“Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.”1 Chronicles 11:16“And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem.”Isaiah 10:29“They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.”1 Samuel 13:2“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.”1 Samuel 13:5“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 Bethaven.”1 Samuel 14:15“And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.”2 Samuel 23:14“And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.”Ezra 2:27“The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.”Nehemiah 7:31“The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.”Nehemiah 11:31“The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,”

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