1-Samuel - 14:5



5 The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Samuel 14:5.

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The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
One rock stood out towards the north over against Machmas, and the other to the south over against Gabaa.
The one crag formed a pillar on the north opposite to Michmash, and the other on the south opposite to Geba.
The front of the one was situated northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
The one edge is fixed on the north over-against Michmash, and the one on the south over-against Gibeah.
The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba.
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmas, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
One boulder projected toward the north, opposite Michmash, and the other toward the south, opposite Gibeah.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The forefront of the one was situate northward, over against Michmash,.... The northern precipice of this rock was towards Michmash, where the Philistines lay encamped, and where was the passage of Michmash the garrison went into and possessed:
and the other southward, over against Gibeah; the southern precipice faced Gibeah, and both precipices were to be got over before he could get to the garrison, these lying between the two passages; the one at one end, called the passage of Michmash, the other at the other, which might be called the passage of Gibeah.

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