1 Samuel 13:4 meaning and explanation
And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
1 Samuel 13:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Saul has just become king, and his son Jonathan has struck a Philistine outpost at Geba. The report spreads through Israel with a blunt edge: the attack has made Israel a stench to the Philistines, a vivid image of how deeply the Philistines now resent them.
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