When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
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Verse 6 is found in chapter 13 of 1 Samuel. The conflict with the Philistines intensifies and Jonathan attacks a garrison, provoking a military response. The people begin hiding in fear of Philistine superiority. The narrative creates a setting in which trust in God will be tested. Saul gathers the people at Gilgal, but Samuel’s delay creates tension. The issue is not merely military: the king must demonstrate whether he recognizes that his authority is limited by prophetic instruction and by the commands he has received.
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Da das sahen die Männer Israels, daß sie in Nöten waren (denn dem Volk war bange), verkrochen sie sich in die Höhlen und Klüfte und Felsen und Löcher und Gruben.
Mas los hombres de Israel, viéndose puestos en estrecho, (porque el pueblo estaba en aprieto), escondiose el pueblo en cuevas, en fosos, en peñascos, en rocas y en cisternas.
Les hommes d'Israël se virent à l'extrémité, car ils étaient serrés de près, et ils se cachèrent dans les cavernes, dans les buissons, dans les rochers, dans les tours et dans les citernes.
Ora gl’Israeliti, veggendosi distretti, perciocchè il popolo era oppressato, si nascosero nelle spelonche, e per li greppi de’ monti, e nelle rupi, e nelle rocche, e nelle grotte.
Vendo, pois, os homens de Israel que estavam em apuros (porque o povo estava angustiado), o povo se escondeu pelas cavernas, e pelos espinhais, e pelos penhascos, e pelas fortificações, e pelas covas.
以色列 人見自己危急,軍隊被圍攻,百姓就藏在山洞、叢林、巖隙、地窖和深坑中。
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