"If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto the…" — 1 Samuel 14:9

1 Samuel 14:9 · KJV

“If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. {Tarry: Heb. Be still}”

— 1 Samuel 14:9

Verse 8

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto {these} men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

Verse 10

But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this {shall be} a sign unto us.

1 Samuel 14 — Context

And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that {is} in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I {am} with thee according to thy heart.

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto {these} men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. {Tarry: Heb. Be still}

But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this {shall be} a sign unto us.

And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

Cross References

Judges 6:36-40

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

Genesis 24:13-14

Behold, I stand {here} by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

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