1 Samuel 13:17

Easy To Read Version

{The Philistines decided to punish the Israelites living in that area.} So their best soldiers began the attack. The Philistine army split into three groups. One group went {north} on the road to Ophrah, near Shual.

Cross References

Joshua 18:23

Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

Joshua 19:3

Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,

1 Samuel 11:11

The next morning Saul separated his soldiers into three groups. At sunrise, Saul and his soldiers entered the Ammonite camp. Saul attacked while they were changing guards that morning. Saul and his soldiers defeated the Ammonites before noon. The Ammonite soldiers all ran away in different directions—no two soldiers stayed together.

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!