1 Samuel 14:1

14:1 Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us.” But he did not let his father know.

1 Samuel 14:17

14:17 So Saul said to the army that was with him, “Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

1 Samuel 17:7

17:7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer was walking before him.


tn Or “the servant who was carrying his military equipment” (likewise in vv. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14).

tn Heb “and they mustered the troops, and look!”

tn The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading “wood,” rather than the “arrow” (the reading of the Kethib).

sn That is, about fifteen or sixteen pounds.