1 Samuel 13:23 Meaning
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Context Explained
21Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
22So 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.
23And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Key Themes
conflictstrategycourage
Related Cross References
1 Samuel 13:3
This verse sets the stage for the ongoing conflict with the Philistines, which began earlier in the narrative.
Source: 1 Samuel 13:23