When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
1 Samuel 14:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Terror spread through the Philistine camp and the open fields to all the troops. Even the garrison and the raiding parties were terrified. The earth shook, and terror spread from God. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there was trembling and panic in the [Philistine] camp, in the field, and among all the men; the garrison, and even the raiders trembled; the earth quaked, and it became a terror from God. American Standard Version (1901) And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling. Common English Bible Panic broke out in the camp, in the field, and among all the troops. Even those in the fort and the raiders shook with fear. The very ground shook! It was a terror from God. Catholic Public Domain Version And a miracle occurred in the camp, out in the fields. And all of the people of their garrison, who had gone out in order to plunder, were stupefied. And the earth trembled. And it happened as a miracle from God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was a miracle in the camp, through the fields: yea and all the people of their garrison, who had gone out to plunder, were amazed. And the earth trembled: and it happened as a miracle from God. |
When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act decisively, for then the Lord will have gone out ahead of you to strike down the army of the Philistines.’
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the Lord came down on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that he soiled himself and his knees knocked together.
You are going to hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.
and said to them, ‘I know that the Lord has given you this land and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of you. ,
Each Israelite took his position round the camp, and the entire Midianite army began to run, and they cried out as they fled.
Raiding parties went out from the Philistine camp in three divisions. One division headed towards the Ophrah road leading to the land of Shual.
The next division headed towards the Beth-horon road, and the last division headed down the border road that looks out over the Zeboim Valley towards the wilderness.
In that first assault Jonathan and his armour-bearer struck down about twenty men in a half-acre field.
When Saul’s watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, they saw the panicking troops scattering in every direction.
Samuel was offering the burnt offering as the Philistines approached to fight against Israel. The Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines that day and threw them into such confusion that they were defeated by Israel.