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19 While Saul was still speaking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp increased more and more, and Saul told the priest, “Remove your hand.”[a]

20 Then Saul and all the people who were with him assembled and went into battle. Now the swords of all the Philistines were against each other,[b] and there was very great confusion. 21 The Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines, who had gone up with them from the surrounding areas to the camp, even they joined Israel and those who were with Saul and Jonathan.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:19 I.e. from the ephod that the priest was wearing in order to determine God’s will as to what the army should do
  2. 1 Samuel 14:20 Lit. the sword of each man was against his companion