NET Bible
"Jonathan Ignites a Battle A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash."
— 1 Samuel 13:23, NET Bible
“And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. ”
“And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash. ”
“The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.”
“And the army of the Philistines went out in order to advance further in Machmas. ”
“And the armed force of the Philistines went out to the narrow way of Michmash.”
“And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. ”
So all Israel had to go down to the Philistines in order to get their plowshares, cutting instruments, axes, and sickles sharpened.
They charged two-thirds of a shekel to sharpen plowshares and cutting instruments, and a third of a shekel to sharpen picks and axes, and to set ox goads.
So on the day of the battle no sword or spear was to be found in the hand of anyone in the army that was with Saul and Jonathan. No one but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.
Jonathan Ignites a Battle A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.