1 Samuel 13:5
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.”
שָׂפָה
Lip, edge, shore. Saphah. My lips shall praise You. The lips are the instrument of praise. What comes out of your mouth reveals the condition of your heart.
פָּרָשׁ
horsemen
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פָּרָשׁ
a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עַל
is on
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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רֶכֶב
chariots
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רֶכֶב
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
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קִדְמָה
the east of
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קִדְמָה
the forward part (or relatively) East (often adverbially, on the east or in front)
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בֵּית אָוֶן
Aven
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בֵּית אָוֶן
Beth-Aven, a place in Palestine
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שְׁלוֹשִׁים
thirty
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שְׁלוֹשִׁים
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
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