10. But if they say this, ‘Come up to us!’ then we will go up; for the Lord has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.”
11. Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, “Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!”
12. The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armour bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!”Jonathan said to his armour bearer, “Come up after me; for the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
13. Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armour bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armour bearer killed them after him.
14. That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armour bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
15. There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and amongst all the people; the garrison, and the raiders, also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.
16. The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered.
17. Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count now, and see who is missing from us.” When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armour bearer were not there.
18. Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s ark here.” For God’s ark was with the children of Israel at that time.
19. While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
20. Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.
21. Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before, and who went up with them into the camp, from all around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
22. Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
23. So the Lord saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
24. The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.