1 Samuel 14:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ Saul’s guards at Gibeah in the land of Benjamin saw the Philistine soldiers running away in different ways.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Saul's watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away and went hither and thither.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Now Saul’s lookouts at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the Philistine camp running all over the place.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And the watchmen of Saul, who were at Gibeah of Benjamin, looked out, and behold, a multitude was thrown down and dispersed, this way and that.

1 Samuel 14:16 Cross References

Psalm 58:7

May those people disappear\par like water down a drain.\par May they be crushed like weeds\par on a path. {\cf2\super [343]} \par

Psalm 68:2

May your enemies be scattered,\par like smoke blown away by the wind.\par May your enemies be destroyed,\par like wax melting in a fire.\par

Isaiah 19:2

\{God says,\} “I will cause the people of Egypt to fight against themselves. Men will fight their brothers. Neighbors will be against neighbors. Cities will be against cities. States will be against states. {\cf2\super [187]}

Judges 7:22

When Gideon’s 300 men blew their trumpets, the Lord caused the men of Midian to kill each other with their swords. The enemy army ran away to the city of Beth Shittah, which is toward the city of Zererah. Those men ran as far as the border of the city of Abel Meholah, which is near the city of Tabbath.

1 Samuel 14:15

All of the Philistine soldiers became scared—the soldiers in the field, the soldiers in the camp, and the soldiers at the fort. Even the bravest soldiers were scared. The ground began to shake and that really scared the Philistine soldiers!

1 Samuel 14:17

Saul said to the army with him, “Count the men. I want to know who left camp.”

1 Samuel 14:20

Saul gathered his army together and went to the battle. The Philistine soldiers were really confused! They were even fighting each other with their swords!