Now the daycamethat Jonathan,the sonof Saul,saidto the youngmanwho was carryinghis armor,"Comeand let us crossoverto the Philistines'garrisonthat is on the otherside."But he did not tellhis father.
Do not trustin a neighbor;Do not haveconfidencein a friend.From her who liesin your bosomGuardyour lips.
The Spiritof the LORDcameupon him mightily,so that he torehim as one tearsa younggoatthough he hadnothingin his hand;but he did not tellhis fatheror motherwhathe had done.
So he scrapedthe honey into his handsand wenton, eatingas he went.When he cameto his fatherand mother,he gave[some] to them and they ate[it]; but he did not tellthem that he had scrapedthe honeyout of the bodyof the lion.
Then Gideontooktenmenof his servantsand didas the LORDhad spokento him; and becausehe was too afraidof his father'shouseholdand the menof the cityto doit by day,he didit by night.
Now Saulchosefor himself 3,000men of Israel,of which 2,000were with Saulin Michmashand in the hillcountryof Bethel,while 1,000were with Jonathanat Gibeahof Benjamin.But he sentawaythe restof the people,eachto his tent.
So it cameabout on the dayof battlethat neitherswordnorspearwas foundin the handsof anyof the peoplewho[were] with Sauland Jonathan,but they were foundwith Sauland his sonJonathan.
And the garrisonof the Philistineswentout to the passof Michmash.
Saulwas stayingin the outskirtsof Gibeahunderthe pomegranatetreewhichis in Migron.And the peoplewho[were] with him [were] about sixhundredmen,
She saidto her youngmen,"Goon beforeme; behold,I am comingafteryou." But she did not tellher husbandNabal.
