On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel: ‘Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.’
1 Samuel 14:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Israelites struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash all the way to Aijalon. Since the Israelites were completely exhausted, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint. American Standard Version (1901) And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint; Common English Bible That day, after they had fought the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the troops were completely exhausted. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, on that day, they struck down the Philistines, from Michmash as far as Aijalon. But the people were exceedingly wearied. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So they smote that day the Philistines from Machmas to Ailon. And the people were wearied exceedingly. |
On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel: ‘Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.’
He chose three thousand men from Israel for himself: two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in Bethel’s hill country, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the troops away, each to his own tent.
How much better if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Then the slaughter of the Philistines would have been much greater.’
one stood to the north in front of Michmash and the other to the south in front of Geba.