Study it in the app“All Israel heard it said, “Saul has struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also Israel has become odious to the Philistines.” And the people were summoned after Saul at Gilgal.”
AllוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלheardשָׁמְעוּit said,לֵאמֹר“Saulשָׁאוּלhas struckהִכָּהthe garrisonאֶת נְצִיבof the Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםand alsoוְגַםIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas become odiousנִבְאַשׁto the Philistines.”בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםAnd the peopleוַ הָעָםwere summonedיִּצָּעֲקוּafterאַחֲרֵיSaulשָׁאוּלat Gilgal.הַגִּלְגָּל
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hika” appearsgarrison
A garrison of soldiers.
Where else “netsiv” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appearsbecome odious
To become hateful to others.
Where else “nivash” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearssummon
To be gathered for war.
Where else “yitsaaku” appearsGilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appearsGilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
3Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”
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5The Philistines gathered to fight with Israel: thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people like the sand that is on the shore of the sea in multitude. They came up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
