1 Samuel 14:23
New International Version
So on that day the LORD saved Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.

New Living Translation
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle continued to rage even beyond Beth-aven.

English Standard Version
So the LORD saved Israel that day. And the battle passed beyond Beth-aven.

Berean Standard Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.

King James Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.

New King James Version
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle shifted to Beth Aven.

New American Standard Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle spread beyond Beth-aven.

NASB 1995
So the LORD delivered Israel that day, and the battle spread beyond Beth-aven.

NASB 1977
So the LORD delivered Israel that day, and the battle spread beyond Beth-aven.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Yahweh saved Israel that day, and the battle spread beyond Beth-aven.

Amplified Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle spread beyond Beth-aven.

Christian Standard Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day. The battle extended beyond Beth-aven,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day. The battle extended beyond Beth-aven,

American Standard Version
So Jehovah saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth-aven.

English Revised Version
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth-aven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the LORD saved Israel that day. Now, the battle moved beyond Beth Aven.

Good News Translation
fighting all the way beyond Bethaven. The LORD saved Israel that day.

International Standard Version
On that day the LORD delivered Israel, and the battle moved past Beth-aven.

Majority Standard Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.

NET Bible
So the LORD delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven.

New Heart English Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle passed over by Beth Aven. And all the people with Saul were about ten thousand men. And the battle extended itself into every city in the hill country of Ephraim.

Webster's Bible Translation
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over to Beth-aven.

World English Bible
So Yahweh saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH saves Israel on that day, and the battle has passed over to Beth-Aven.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day, and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will save Israel in that day: and the battle passed over to the house of nothing.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord saved Israel that day. And the fight went on as far as Bethaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Lord saved Israel on that day. But the fight continued as far as Bethaven.

New American Bible
Thus the LORD saved Israel that day. The battle continued past Beth-aven.

New Revised Standard Version
So the LORD gave Israel the victory that day. The battle passed beyond Beth-aven, and the troops with Saul numbered altogether about ten thousand men. The battle spread out over the hill country of Ephraim.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day; then the men of Israel passed over to Beth-aon to battle.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH saved Israel in that day and he did battle for them in Bayth Awan for the men of Israel
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So the LORD saved Israel that day; and the battle passed on as far as Beth-aven.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the battle extended itself to every city in the mount Ephraim.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jonathan's Victory over the Philistines
22When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle. 23So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.

Cross References
Exodus 14:30-31
That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. / When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.

Judges 7:22-25
And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. / Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites. / Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah. ...

2 Samuel 8:6
Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

Psalm 44:3-7
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. / You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. / Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies. ...

Psalm 60:12
With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

Psalm 108:13
With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

Isaiah 41:10-13
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. ...

Isaiah 45:1-2
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

Isaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

Luke 1:68-71
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ...

Luke 19:9-10
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. / For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. / For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Acts 4:12
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”


Treasury of Scripture

So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over to Bethaven.

the Lord

Exodus 14:30
Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

Judges 2:18
And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

2 Kings 14:27
And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

Beth-aven

1 Samuel 13:5
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 Bethaven.

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1 Samuel 14
1. Jonathan goes and miraculously smites the Philistine's garrison
15. A divine terror makes them beat themselves
17. Saul, not staying the priest's answer, sets on them
21. The captivated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them.
24. Saul's unadvised adjuration hinders the victory
31. He restrains the people from eating blood
35. He builds an altar
37. Jonathan, taken by lot, is save by the people
47. Saul's victories, strength, and family














So the LORD saved Israel that day
This phrase highlights the divine intervention and deliverance by God. The Hebrew root for "saved" is "yasha," which means to deliver or rescue. This word is often used in the context of God’s salvation of His people, emphasizing His role as a deliverer. Historically, this reflects the recurring theme in the Old Testament where God intervenes in battles to ensure the victory of Israel, underscoring His covenant faithfulness. The phrase "that day" signifies a specific, miraculous event, reminding believers of God's timely and powerful acts of salvation in their own lives.

and the battle moved on
The movement of the battle indicates a shift in the conflict, suggesting a transition from one phase to another. The Hebrew word for "moved on" is "abar," which can mean to pass over or to advance. This implies that the victory was not just a momentary triumph but a progression towards a greater conquest. In a spiritual sense, this can inspire believers to see their victories as steps in a larger journey of faith, where God leads them from one victory to another.

beyond Beth-aven
Beth-aven, meaning "house of wickedness" in Hebrew, was a location near Bethel. The mention of Beth-aven provides a geographical marker that situates the event in a real historical context. Archaeologically, this area was significant in Israel's history, often associated with idolatry and false worship. The battle moving beyond Beth-aven symbolizes a movement away from sin and idolatry towards the fulfillment of God’s promises. For believers, this can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual progress, moving beyond past sins and failures towards a life of holiness and obedience to God.

(23) So the Lord saved Israel . . .--The identical words used at the Red Sea, after the deliverance of the people from Egypt. So the battle rolled westward through Beth-aven, past city and village, over Mount Ephraim. It was a decisive victory, crushing in its results to the Philistines, who were driven back so effectually as not to re-appear till the close of Saul's reign. The king was now at liberty to develop the military character of the people; and till the disaster which closed his life and reign, his various campaigns against the idolatrous nations who surrounded Israel generally appear to have gone on from victory to victory.

Verse 23. - Over unto Beth-aven. Hebrew, "the battle passed Beth-aven," i.e. no rally was made there. In ver. 31 we read that the pursuit continued as far as Aijalon. For Beth-aven see on 1 Samuel 13:5. SAUL'S RASH COMMAND (vers. 24-35).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So the LORD
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

saved
וַיּ֧וֹשַׁע (way·yō·wō·ša‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

that
הַה֖וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day,
בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

and the battle
וְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔ה (wə·ham·mil·ḥā·māh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

moved on
עָבְרָ֖ה (‘ā·ḇə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

beyond Beth-aven.
אָֽוֶן׃ (’ā·wen)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1007: Beth-aven -- between


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