1 Samuel 14 · Verse 22

1 Samuel 14:22

Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
1 Samuel 14:22, King James Version

1 Samuel 14:22 in other translations

BSBWhen all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.
WEBLikewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
ASVLikewise all the men of Israel that had hid themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
YLTand all the men of Israel, who are hiding themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, have heard that the Philistines have fled, and they pursue--even they--after them in battle.
DARBYAnd all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in mount Ephraim heard that the Philistines fled, and they also followed hard after them in the battle.
BBEAnd all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.
WebsterLikewise all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

What does 1 Samuel 14:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 14:20-22

20-22. Saul and all the people--All the warriors in the garrison at Gibeah, the Israelite deserters in the camp of the Philistines, and the fugitives among the mountains of Ephraim, now all rushed to the pursuit, which was hot and sanguinary.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 The men - which had hid themselves - See 1Sam 13:6. The Vulgate and the Septuagint add here, And there were with Saul about ten thousand men; but this is supported by no other authority.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:16-23

The Philistines were, by the power of God, set against one another. The more evident it was that God did all, the more reason Saul had to inquire whether God would give him leave to do any thing. But he was in such haste to fight a fallen enemy, that he would not stay to end his devotions, nor hear what answer God would give him. He that believeth, will not make such haste, nor reckon any business so urgent, as not…

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1 Samuel 14:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכֹל֩ve.Kholand everyH3605
אִ֨ישׁ'ish<the> person ofH376
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הַמִּֽתְחַבְּאִ֤יםha.mit.cha.be.'Imwho had hidden themselvesH2244
בְּהַר\־be.har-in [the] hill country ofH2022
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
שָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'Uthey heardH8085
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
נָ֖סוּNa.suthey had fledH5127
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
וַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּvai.yad.be.Kuand they pursued closelyH1692
גַם\־gam-alsoH1571
הֵ֛מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310
בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה\׃ba.mil.cha.Mahin the battleH4421

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:22

  • 1 Samuel 13:6

    When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

  • 1 Samuel 31:7

    And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hid themselves.
13:6; 31:7
the battle.The LXX. and Vulgate add here, [kai pas ho laos en meta Saoul hos deka chiliades andron,] {Et erant cum Saul, quasi decem millia virorum.} "And [all the people who were, LXX.] there were with Saul about ten thousand men;" but this is supported by no other authority.

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 14:21

    Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.

  • 1 Samuel 14:22

    Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

  • 1 Samuel 14:23

    So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth–aven.

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1 Samuel 14:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo todos los Israelitas que se habían escondido en el monte de Ephraim, oyendo que los Filisteos huían, ellos también los persiguieron en aquella batalla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tous les hommes d’Israël qui s’étaient cachés dans la montagne d’Éphraïm, entendirent que les Philistins fuyaient, et ils s’attachèrent, eux aussi, à leur poursuite dans la bataille.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und alle Männer von Israel, die sich im Gebirge Ephraim versteckt hatten, hörten, daß die Philister geflohen waren; und auch sie setzten ihnen nach im Streit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnes quoque Israëlitæ qui se absconderant in monte Ephraim, audientes quod fugissent Philisthæi, sociaverunt se cum suis in prælio. Et erant cum Saul quasi decem millia virorum.